Economic Emancipation Research Articles

Lifelong Learning and Sub-Saharan Africa's Dream of Economic Emancipation

Sub-Saharan Africa having remained economically poor throughout its more than sixty years of independence, and relying on the finding that the acquisition of a high level of digital and entrepreneurship skills tends to create wealth for nations in modern times, this study investigates the extent to which sub-Saharan Africa's higher education institutions may leverage the facilitation of the learning of digital technologies and entrepreneurship for Africa's economic emancipation through lifelong learning. The work carried out at the level of eight (8) lifelong learning outfits of eight (8) premier universities drawn from the four (4) regions of sub-Saharan Africa is scrutinised through the administration of a six(6)-item questionnaire with a view to establishing whether or not Africa's higher education institutions are currently facilitating the learning of digital technologies and entrepreneurship through lifelong learning to a level that may promote Africa’s economic emancipation. The findings of the current study are that sub-Saharan Africa i). possesses very few higher education institutions in comparison to the global average, ii). is yet to prioritise lifelong learning both nationally and at the higher education level and iii). is incapable to produce the needed population of digital and entrepreneurship graduates that may propel its economic emancipation as a result of its current level of neglect of lifelong learning.

ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

Economic emancipation, particularly through the achievement of financial independence, plays a pivotal role in advancing women's empowerment. This complex and multifaceted relationship between economic autonomy and women's empowerment encompasses various dimensions, ranging from increased decision-making power to enhanced socio-economic well-being. The research delves into the intricate relationship between economic emancipation and women's empowerment, seeking to uncover the multifaceted impact of financial independence on the lives of women. Utilizing a mixed methodology that combines quantitative and qualitative analyses, the study explores economic dimensions, including economic participation, access to resources, and decision-making autonomy. A total of 480 Kudumbashree women were selected as sample for the study. Through interview schedule the data were collected and analysed via . SPSS version26. From the comparative analysis of case studies and statistical evidence, this research contributes to the ongoing discourse on women's empowerment and advocates for sustainable strategies that promote economic autonomy as a key driver of positive societal change.

Navigating Leadership and Communication: A Study of Emerging Leaders in Indian Organizations

Introduction: The research explores the dynamic interplay between the leadership styles and communication strategies in Indian context. In order to understand the connection between leadership and communication this research will use SPSS. 
 Literature review: This section delves into unraveling the diverse spectrum of leadership styles that are prevalent in Indian organizations. The importance of the problem-solving and informational-sharing studies has emphasized the complexity of the evaluative steps that have guided the theoretical framework to enable the research methodology.
 Methodology: The primary quantitative methodology employs a survey tool which has been administered on the 55 participants. SPSS solution has recognised so many attributes that have benefitted the organizational outcomes. The application of correlation, descriptive analysis and ANOVA has accessorized the vital values by making qualitative and quantitative assessments yielding a broad perception.
 Findings: This section illuminates the prevalence of diverse leadership styles incorporating transformational leaderships. It adopts a clear and delicate model which places emphasis on women as key players to the economic emancipation of citizens. From the findings, it has been obtained that there is a significant relationship between employee commitment and organizational success which is -0.74 at 0.01 level of significance.
 Discussion: From the discussion section, it has been examined that for organizational practices and leadership developments, as a result of these actionable insights, the young leader in India has been able to initiate the social media revolution. Moreover, tailoring a clear and transparent organization has emerged as a common factor to acknowledge the quantitative approaches
 Conclusion: The conclusion restates the main findings, which would in turn conclude any contributions to food safety research which should be derived from the study. Moreover, the dynamics and organizations landscape has been considered to be increasingly successful in empowering the leaders by means of expertise irrespective of relevance. Such strategy works through the complex nature of Indian corporate and organizational paradigm principles, which provides the foundation for leadership development programs to be conducted in future among researchers broadly.
 

State and non-state actors’ contribution to economic stability or instability of State-Owned Entities: a case study of South African Airways

The state and non-state actors have always influenced the issues arising in society, particularly concerning state-owned entities (SOEs), economic stability, and instability. From having an influence within their national borders to the international scale, these actors are very pivotal agents that often seek to bring justice and better ordinary individuals' lives. Non-state actors such as multinational corporations and civil society organizations are some of those on the frontlines of fighting for economic emancipation, especially in less developed states. Yet, this is not always the case; in some instances, they can be noted as villains who would bring about the injustices themselves. Although their influence cuts across many sectors of society, the paper sought to discuss the contribution of these two actors, the state and the non-state actor, to the economic stability and/or instability of state-owned entities. From this premise, the paper adopted a qualitative method and case study approach for South African Airways (SAA) to understand the contribution of state and non-state entities to the financial stability or instability of SAA. Thus, the findings suggest that SOEs are affected by various direct and indirect interventions by both state and non-state actors, especially in their economic ambitions, which provide stability or instability in the entity. Hence, the paper concludes that the economic stability or instability of SOEs such as SAA is largely affected by the intervention of both state and non-state actors.

Potentials of palynotaxa for apicultural entrepreneurships: Implication for conservation and policy

The contemporary global economic meltdown has devastating effect on the economy of most rural people in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. The frantic search for alternative source of national revenue aside from oil and gas has become imperative for economic emancipation of Nigerians. Knowledge of plants foraged by bees for pollen and nectar becomes a panacea to this challenge. This study analysed the pollen spectrum of four honey samples collected from Southern Nigeria in order to determine the richness of the honey plants in the area, and to highlight the potential of these species in apicultural entrepreneurship in Nigeria for green growth economy, using Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index after a standard acetolysis method. A total number of 39 palynotaxa belonging to 21 plant families and distributed in 39 genera were identified. Fabaceae had the highest plant species (11 species), followed by Euphorbiaceae (5 species). The study revealed that Elaeis guineensis Jacq, Anacardium occidentale L. Diospyros mespiliformis Hochist ex ADC, Alchornea cordifolia (Muell)Arg, Daniella oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch & Dalz, Irvingia wombolu Okafor ex Baill, Treculia africana Decne, Nauclea latifolia Smith and Crossopteryx febrifuga Afzil ex Benth, were the dominant honey plants. The palynotaxa spectrum did not vary greatly in the four samples; however, Shannon diversity index was low to moderate (H= 2.7 -3.1). This baseline information has provided opportunity and amazing potentials for apicultural enterprise in these areas. However, most of these honey plants are rare, threatened and endangered. This calls for urgent conservation strategies by all players. Policy programmes could increase production and productivity of hive products through capacity- building for local populace.

The Creation of the Literary Personality of Bharathidasan

Poet Bharathidasan’s poems, who described himself as Tamil and Tamils, influenced deeply into Tamil society. Bharathidasan, who wrote poetry in favor of the Tamil national consciousness as Tamil, Tamils, Tamil race, was against Vedic Sanathana. He felt that all the religions of the world were against human development. He believed that economic emancipation was possible only through true social emancipation, freed from immediate problems and respecting man. Bharathidasan’s poetry, which records the vicissitudes and exaltations of daily life, has retained its place in Tamil history.

In Pursuit of Economic Emancipation

The aim of the paper is to explore the interaction between regulatory provisions governing the status of women, which were part of Croatia’s legal system as it developed in the period of history called the short 19th century (1848-1914). The Austrian General Civil Code, the Hungarian-Croatian Trade Code and Industry Act and the Croatian School Act constitute the backbone of the research. More specifically, the focus is on the provisions that enabled the economic emancipation of women in the context of guaranteed gender equality and access to education. Given the economic circumstances in the period under review, the opportunities as well as the restrictions faced by women in the labour market of the time, our intention is to ascertain whether and if so in what way the Austrian and Hungarian-Croatian acts, accompanied by Croatia’s autonomous legislative framework, influenced the process of transformation of the traditional understanding of the status of women in society.

History of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Long Journey towards Economic Emancipation

Abstract The history of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) i.e., the trade partnership between the US and sub-Saharan African states indicates that the initial Clinton Administration blueprint for this venture was to operate for eight years, from 2000 to 2008. However, in 2004 George Bush, the incoming US president, pushed the AGOA mandate to 2015. Before the AGOA order could expire, its mandate was again extended to 2025 by then US president Barack Obama. This study argues that the lofty ambitions inscribed in the design of AGOA seem not to have lived up to their billing. The study finds that the theoretical win-win proposition that was envisioned does not appear to have yielded the desired economic results for sub-Saharan states mainly because the enterprise is likely a one-sided trade deal in favour of the US. Data for this study was gathered from qualitative and quantitative sources. The study concludes that given the pattern of the US engagements with sub-Saharan Africa, which seems only focused on advancing US national interests, the sub-Saharan region needs to devise alternative trade partnerships if its economy is to grow. The study recommends that sub-Saharan Africa focuses on intra-Africa trade. Alternatively, it should strengthen development cooperation with emerging markets such as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

THE QUANTITATIVE REASONING IN THE FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING OF THE LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The research had as objective to describe the effect of the quantitative analysis in financial decision-making in students of Latin America and the Caribbean. Methodologically sought a review study through a content analysis, in which we employed the search engines Redalyc, Scielo and Google scholar, using as key words: (a) quantitative reasoning, (b) decision making, (c) finance, (d) management, (d) financial education and selecting through a sample based on the following criteria: (a) documents with information of authorship, (b) to address the quantitative reasoning and decision making in finance, (c) allow to understand the implications for education of the variables in the study, allowing to discriminate a total of 30 articles to review. The analysis of the texts allowed us to identify three categories of analysis (a) quantitative Reasoning, openness to the structured thought; (b) Decision making, cognitive process of high-level; (c) financial Management, a turning point towards economic emancipation, which led them to conclude that the financial culture, understood as a whole within the economy of the students, it should be one of the transversal axes in which the curricula of higher education centers should venture, in order to transform the current realities of students in the region.

The Growth and Development of Iron Works and its Contributions to Economic Emancipation in Yola-Adamawa Emirate

The Growth and Development of Iron Works and its Contributions to Economic Emancipation in Yola-Adamawa Emirate

The Growth and Development of Iron Works and its Contributions to Economic Emancipation in Yola-Adamawa Emirate

This paper gives general account of iron work industry (Blacksmithing) in Adamawa emirate, which have been an integral subsector of the manufacturing agricultural, domestic tools and indigenous weapons. Smithing is the act of turning mined ores into useful metal objects. There are two parts of smithing: smelting and forging. Smelting means using a furnace to convert ores into metal bars. Forging means hammering metal bars on anvil to make weapon pieces of armour, dart tips and more. The industry contributes to the growth and development of commercial activities and livelihood of the people of Yola (Adamawa) and their neighbours. It is worthy to note that the history of iron work activity in Yola shows the evolution and exposed the region in the face of wider world with its technological advancement. The paper adopted both primary and secondary sources of data collection because many researches undertook in the region were mostly focused on socio-political than economic history of the region especially on iron work industry which was neglected. Therefore, research on iron works should give light on the activities of blacksmithing in Yola area and its significant to the economic growth and development of the area.

Economic Ideas of the Quaid-i-Azam

The present paper consists of four parts. First, it is argued why the Quaid-i- Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), concentrated for the most part on political issues and political freedom, why he went in for Islam as the cultural metaphor in arguing the case for Pakistan, and why he opted for couching his marathon (1937-47) discourse in Islamic terms. Second, the legacy in terms of the primacy of economic factors in propelling a colonised people towards political emancipation Jinnah had received from the historic realm and his own background— in particular, the economic bias in his family background, in Bombay’s mercantile culture which was almost at the centre of the most formative influences in his early life, and in the pronouncements of, and proposals mooted by, Muslim leaders from Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) down to Iqbal (1877-1938) on the one hand, and by the Mohammedan Educational Conference (f.1836) to the All India Muslim League (1906-47), on the other. These proposals were essentially aimed at exhorting the intelligentsia to work for the social, economic and political uplift of the masses. Third, the stress on economic emancipation and the rise of Muslim economic nationalism in the 1940s, in the wake of the Lahore Resolution (1940), has been discussed and delineated briefly.

Ancient Athenian Democracy, Workers’ Councils, and Leftist Criticism of Stalinist Russia

“The political form at last discovered under which to work out the economic emancipation of labor.” With these words, Marx described the Paris Commune of 1871. It “was formed of the municipal councillors, chosen by universal suffrage in the various wards of the town, responsible and revocable at short term […] a working, not a parliamentary body, executive and legislative at the same time.” The political tradition of the Commune was inherited by the Russian soviets and inspired Lenin, who explained the role of those governing bodies as a “reversion to primitive democracy.” Arthur Rosenberg, professor of Ancient History at Berlin University, tried in his book Democracy and Class Struggle in the Ancient World to offer historical ground for the ideas developed by Lenin in State and Revolution and compared ancient Athenian democracy to the contemporary German and Russian councils. During the 1920s, as a communist leader and MP, Rosenberg, recalling his ideas on Athenian democracy, criticized the political degeneration of the Russian workers’ State. He stressed how Soviet Russia, in limiting the power of the councils, had suppressed the governing body of socialist direct democracy. In his work Workers’ Councils, Dutch revolutionary Anton Pannekoek renewed Rosenberg’s criticism at the end of World War II, returning to the image of ancient democratic Athens as a forerunner of the socialist councils.

Use of Stream of Consciousness in Brick Lane: A Psychoanalytical Approach to Study Nazneen’s Evolution

This paper attempts an interpretive study of Monica Ali’s use of steam of consciousness in her first novel Brick Lane (2003), examining the psychological connection with this technique to comprehend the protagonist Nazneen’s evolutionary expedition. Brick Lane starts with the stillbirth of Nazneen and by her mother’s influence she learns to accept fate without any question. After her marriage with Chanu, she becomes a British immigrant and embarks her journey to adjust in a new place, new life and to form a new identity beyond the patriarchal constraints. Throughout the novel, she undergoes various internal and external dilemma and troubles; but, she establishes her own identity by attaining economic emancipation and by establishing her logical opinion. This paper purports to interpret step by step journey of ‘a village girl’ Nazneen towards her transformation as an independent woman retaining her native cultural values. The study identifies the stream of consciousness used by the author to reveal the mind’s workings of Nazneen behind her behaviours and activities. This article attempts to explore the psychological interpretation of Nazneen’s thoughts and actions. In this regard, Freud’s theory of ‘unconscious’ and ‘conscious’ mind is used to explore how her stream of consciousness works for the readers to dive deep into the character to comprehend her predicament and upswing. This paper presents, through a psychoanalytical approach, an in-depth textual interpretation of Nazneen’s story with a specific reference to her stream of consciousness.

On the Quest to Study Abroad; Cultural, Linguistic and Economic Fallouts- matters Arising In Nigeria

Nigerian language and culture are endangered because of a strong craving to study abroad. The upsurge in the number of Nigerian youths fleeingthe country still grows for many reasons: while some go in pursuit of university education, others simply go in search of greener pastures. Yet, the cultural cum linguistic and economic implications of this mass exodus of the supposedly best brains of the country have received little or no scholarly attention. This paper therefore presents a discourse cum psycholinguistic analysis of some online newspaper publications on the presence and activities of Nigerians in oversea countries vis-à-vis, the aftermath on the Nigerian nation. The methodology involves a critical reading of selected online newspaper publications on educational issues in Nigeria and abroad. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Linguistic Theory (1929), and Anchimbe and Janney (2017) Postcolonial Pragmatic Theory are used to account for the hybridic discourses resulting from the mixture of different sociocultural and linguistic elements as a corollary of colonization. The results show that the alarming taste for oversea education in Nigeria has not only corrupted our communication system and cultural demeanor, it has also impacted negatively on the value of our currency, contributed to the general weakness of the Nigerian local universities and ultimately led to brain drain in Nigeria. It is therefore concluded that this trend has taken from us far more than whatever good it has brought and should immediately be discontinued as a necessary route to our cultural and economic emancipation.

“Орієнт чи Окцидент”: проблема вибору України у трактуванні Ольґерда Бочковського

In the numerous writings of the scientist Olgerd Bochkovsky (1885–1939) the theme of the enslaved nations. Exploring the so-called unhistorical nations he highlighted three phases in the process of their national renaissance: the revival of culture (the return to the native language and its development), economic emancipation, and politicization of the movement toward autonomy or independence. He denied the idea of unity between the Ukrainian and Russian peoples (pan–Russian nation or triune Russian nation), considering that the Ukrainian people have every reason to create an independent state. He identified the difficulties that existed for its realization: the geographical location of Ukraine, which was the boundary between Europe and Asia, the split of Ukraine and the opposite historical and political development of the Dnieper Ukraine and Western Ukraine and the lack of unity among Ukrainian politics. The scientist gave positive predictions about the future of Ukraine only on the condition of the formation of a modern Ukrainian nation. Independent and democratic Ukraine, which was supposed to become the center of the crystallization of Eastern Europe, according to O. Bochkovsky, is a condition for world peace and security of peoples.

The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global Sixties

The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global Sixties

Presence of Women as administrative leaders in Higher Education Institutions as an indicator of empowerment of women

Higher education is a unique space in the sense that the women functioning in Higher education institutions belong to the highly educated class of people, who are also economically empowered. They also providing a model for empowerment of women through education and economic emancipation. This environment still holds a lot of challenges for women in managerial positions which are quasi administrative in nature. These positions include department heads, deans, committee chairpersons, administrative officers and vice chancellors. When we place these women in higher education workspaces, some of the fundamental issues like education and economic empowerment are resolved but new and unique challenges emerge alongside those that working women face in general.

Nationalism in the New World: An Assessment of Nigeria’s Nationalist Drive Towards Independence

Nationalist movement in Nigeria or the Nigerian nationalism became formally felt after the end of British colonial rule within the country. The purposes of the movement were majorly to achieve both political and economic emancipation for the disparate groups who had come together courtesy of the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914, from the British colonialists. Its origin or early segment dates back to the 19th century wherein resistance struggles have been hooked up against the British penetration and activities in different territories that make up the modern-day Nigeria. This paper, consequently, examines the impacts of this movement on the actualization of Nigerian independence. A number of these affects, as discovered in this paper, have endured to bedevil the political environment of Nigeria in her efforts towards gaining political independence. Nigerians were very united in mobilizing all available resources to dislodge the colonialist that was the national enemy of the country without prejudice. It has been recommended among others that the resurgence of latest nationalist spirit in Nigerians within the face of the neocolonial global exploitations is a necessity and the battle for freedom needs to be won through the modern agents by the 21st century’s nationalists.

Entrepreneurship Education and Economic Emancipation of Youths in Oyo State, Nigeria, West Africa

The primary aim of every citizen in any nation of the world is to be economically emancipated, as it enables one to be self-reliant rather than depending on parents, guardians or government for survival. However, the majority of Nigerian youths are living in abject poverty compared to their counterparts in developed countries. In an attempt to find a solution to the problem of acute poverty, this study investigated the relationship between entrepreneurship, education and the economic emancipation of youths in the Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. A sample of 350 respondents was selected through the purposive sampling technique. Three hypotheses were tested. A self-designed online survey questionnaire titled “Entrepreneurship Education and Economic Emancipation Questionnaire (EEEEQ)” was administered and used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression analysis were the statistical tools employed for data analysis. The findings revealed a significant relationship between entrepreneurship knowledge and economic emancipation among youths in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria (r=0.78, p<0.05). It was also shown that entrepreneurial skills and economic emancipation among youths in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria were significantly related (r=0.63, p<0.05). Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that more emphasis should be given to entrepreneurial skill acquisition and to the adequate provision of learning tools and materials. Government should also make available grants for youth with potential to demonstrate and maximize their acquired entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.