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THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN KANO STATE (1990 – 2009)
Abstract:
The study has provided both descriptive and empirical analysis of the impact of public expenditure on human capital development in Kano state in the last twenty years. For that purpose recurrent and capital expenditure on education services together with pupils and students gender enrolment, number of teachers/tutors employed, and schools buildings were used as proxies for number of graduates generated in the state as the basis of human capital. The available data were basically secondary in nature. The study made use of both qualitative and quantitative method of analysis. The results of the study showed that there was insufficient funding and inappropriate expenditure in education service and that was why accessibility to western education was limited, school buildings were inadequate and not in good shape, equity in providing education is neglected and therefore secondary school leaving examination has never been appreciative the result of which is shortage of modern manpower among the indigenes of the state. Public expenditure is statistically significant in building human capital in the state implying that there is need to increase budgetary allocation to education and ensure its proper utilization, careful study of the type of graduates available paves way for sense of direction, involvement of volunteers from the community to supplement government efforts is necessary and lastly the public schools to incorporate children from all and different classes of income earners.
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN KANO STATE (1990 – 2009)
