Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Vol.14, No.8, 2012

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
About the Contributors
ARTICLES
MICRO CREDIT AS A TOOL FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
By: Ismail Olaleke Fasanya and Adegbemi Onakoya
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: THE CASE OF SACLEPEA, LIBERIA
By: Melissa Rose Trussell and Robert Elijah Moore
CAPITAL FLOWS-GROWTH NEXUS IN NIGERIA: HAS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT PLAYED A ROLE IN ACCELERATING ECONOMIC GROWTH?
By: Ismail Olaleke Fasanya
AN ANALYSIS OF THE REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEMBER STATES
By: Macleans Mzumara, Anna Chingarande and Roseline Karambakuwa
NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE REFORMS AND THE FOURTH REPUBLIC EXPERIENCE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
By: Bolaji Omitola
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CEMENT PRODUCTION AT SINO-ZIMBABWE ON HOZHERI COMMUNITY, GWERU, ZIMBABWE
By: Winmore Kusena, Nyashadzashe Shoko and Thomas Marambanyika
BRACING THE ODDS IN THE FACE OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY: THE DILEMA OF STREET TRADING IN IBADAN METROPOLIS OF NIGERIA
By: Toyin Abe
GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND AFRICA'S TRADE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
By: Chike Osegbue, Nwanolue, Bonn Obiekwe and Victor Chidubem Iwuoha
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OIL EXPLORATION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE IN OGONI, NIGERIA
By: Arisukwu Ogadimma Chukwubueze and Kennedy Chinenye Nnaomah
BRAIN DRAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE
By: Takupiwa Nyanga, Canaan Mpala and Ephraim Chifamba
GLOBALIZATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FORMULATING FOREIGN POLICY IN AFRICA
By: Laz Etemike
PROBLEMS OF LAND TENURE SYSTEM IN LESOTHO SINCE POST-INDEPENDENCE: CHALLENGING PERSPECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LAND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
By: Moses M. M. Daemane
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE ROLE PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVENESS OF FACILITATORS IN THE SECOND NATIONAL FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN NIGERIA
By: Shimayohol Daudu and Michael C. Madukwe
PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF DECENTRALIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DEVELOPMENTAL LOCAL GOVERNANCE (DLG): THE EXPERIENCE OF SMALLER NATIONS.
By: Moses Mehauhelo Mofo Daemane
MULTILINGUALISM IN AFRICAN NATION STATES: STEPPING STONES OR STUMBLING BLOCKS FOR DEVELOPMENT
By: Greg Kame
VOLUNTARY VILLAGIZATION SCHEME (VVS) FOR TRANSFORMING SEMI-PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN BENISHANGUL-GUMUZ REGION, NORTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA: CHALLENGES AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
By: Guyu Ferede Daie
CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN GHANA, 1961-2011
By: Heidi Glaesel Frontani and Anna McCracken