Economic Recession, Women, Grassroots Governance and Nigeria's Development Aspiration: Challenges from the Fourth Republic.
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2018-09
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Proponents of grassroots/local government envisaged a developmental system that will serve as a springboard
for national development. This is anchored on the belief that grassroots development forms the basis for
national development since it has a direct bearing on the citizens. However, successive governmental attempts
at heralding development from this tier have been jeopardized by male dominance of the political terrain at this
level of governance. This becomes compounded and more worrisome with the current economic recession the
country has been plunged into with its attendant deleterious impacts on women and development. Utilizing
secondary sources of data, this paper avers that the prevailing economic realities in Nigeria today are such that
are impacting on women empowerment and political participation in all strata of governance with implication
for development and good governance. The paper, therefore, canvasses the provision of economic and
democratic incentives towards liberating women and heralding the national development
Key Words: Economic Recession, Women, Grassroots governance, Development, and National Development.
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Economic Recession, Women, Grassroots governance, Development, and National Development.