Margaret Oke

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Associate Professor at Ajayi Crowther University

Despite the wide acceptance of democracy as best form of government, coups d'etat seem to have become a never-ending phenomenon in many African countries. The relationship between democracy and socioeconomic performance is examined in this chapter. This study employs exploratory and descriptive techniques in achieving this objective. Socioeconomic...

This study assessed the response of expenditure on transport, health, education and access to electricity to shocks from external debt and reserves, and the impact of these infrastructures on tax bases like consumption, real GDP per capita, export, and import. Findings revealed that only access to electricity responds positively to shocks from exte...