Human history reveals a universal desire for security. Early societies relied exclusively on family and tribe cohesiveness for their security. With industrial development, migration to cities and urbanization, this security service weakened and was augmented by privately purchased and government...

The main objective of this paper is to assess the impact of financial sector reforms/liberalizations on savings mobilization in Nigeria. Financial liberalization involves the elimination of credit controls, deregulation of interest rates, easing of entry into the financial services industry,...

This paper examines the consumption pattern, trends and rate of poverty in developing economies with particular reference to Nigeria. Low level of income has impacted on the rate of consumption vis-agrave;-vis economic growth and improved standard of living. The ordinary least square (OLS)...