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Abstract
The goal of berthing Nigeria's full-scale industrial revolution is yet to be achieved. All the industrial development plans have so far failed to accelerate the nation's industrialization, hence the country's low industrial base which has kept her in the league of developing nations. In fact, Nigeria has in recent times been experiencing deindustrialization, as several industries have collapsed and some others, such as Unilever and Michelin, have relocated to other countries. Several factors are responsible for Nigeria's low industrial development and they include: inadequate infrastructure (particularly, energy), poor technological base, multiple taxes and levies, and, the shortage and high cost of foreign exchange. Despite a growing body of literature on industrialization in Nigeria, not much has been written about the link between Public Service Reforms and industrialization in Nigeria. This paper examines the link between the implementation of Service Compact (Servicom) Charter and the achievement of Nigeria's industrial development policies, especially the 'Ease of Doing Business' Policy. The paper makes the case that the goal of industrializing Nigeria will not be possible without an efficient Public Service. Furthermore, the paper highlights the need for Nigerian public servants to have the right work attitude, and to be morally upright and patriotic, in order to create a business-friendly environment and to build investor confidence, so as to facilitate and accelerate the country's industrialization and overall national development. The author recommends that the Nigerian government should strengthen the implementation of the Servicom charter and also incorporate the charter into the industrialization plan.
Highlights
Industrialization has been a major feature of the economic development strategies of many nations since the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century
The state of a nation’s economy could be measured by its level of industrialization. This implies that the level of industrialization is a key indicator of economic development which is often discussed in terms of the phase or stage of industrialization - the stage could range from early to late, advanced to mature industrialization
The poor performance of the civil service in Nigeria has led to the poor execution of the national development plans arising from the poor and corrupt implementation of the national budgets and public policies
Summary
Industrialization has been a major feature of the economic development strategies of many nations since the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century. The Nigerian government and people made appreciable efforts to lay an Onyema industrial foundation in the early postindependence period through the mechanization of agriculture and the processing of agricultural products such as cocoa, groundnut, and palm oil, for local and export markets.
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