Enterprise Promotion and Vocational Training in Nigeria's Informal Sector Economy: A Joint Publication of Friedrich Ebert Foundation Nigeria and the Small Enterprise Promotion and Training Programme Sept, University of Bremen
Enterprise Promotion and Vocational Training in Nigeria's Informal Sector Economy: A Joint Publication of Friedrich Ebert Foundation Nigeria and the Small Enterprise Promotion and Training Programme Sept, University of Bremen
Small enterprises, most of them operating informally, are Nigeria's most important providers of employment. Nevertheless, they have to face many disadvantages in their business activities. A conducive policy environment would be necessary to overcome the difficulties of small enterprises and take advantage of their various positive features. Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) promised to enhance the opportunities of the small enterprise sector. Why were these hopes not fulfilled? What are the actual effects of SAP's ...
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Small enterprises, most of them operating informally, are Nigeria's most important providers of employment. Nevertheless, they have to face many disadvantages in their business activities. A conducive policy environment would be necessary to overcome the difficulties of small enterprises and take advantage of their various positive features. Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) promised to enhance the opportunities of the small enterprise sector. Why were these hopes not fulfilled? What are the actual effects of SAP's prominent instruments on the small enterprise sector? Which is the framework for small enterprise promotion after the implementation of SAP? The book addresses these questions and deals with institutional arrangements and promotional projects, focusing on skills acquisition as a bottleneck for employment generation. Of particular interest is the Nigerian Open Apprenticeship Scheme NOAS, which originated in the desire to alleviate the social and labour market problems of
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