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Abstract This study examines the political economy of kidnapping for ransom and the danger of top-bottom approach to security. With a view to underscore its implications for security of Akpabuyo LGA of Cross rivers state. This is against the backdrop of the rising incidence and prevalence of the crime in ...

ABSTRACT That China has positioned itself as a country to reckon with in today’s world economy is no longer contestable. This reflects in the influx of economic activities from various foreign investors who are attracted to the existence of a market for their products and services in the over one (1) billion populated country ...

The relatively slow pace of Nigeria’s development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the state as a “rentier” dilutes accountability for development and political actors are able to manipulate institutions to sustain poor governance.