Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)

Telecommunications remain one of the strategic economic sectors that assume prominence in the current discourses on the growth and integration of national economies and transnational production. Effective telecommunication system enables countries to achieve impressive socioeconomic gains. However,...

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Main Author:	Moniruzzaman, Md.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medwell Publishing 2018
Subjects:	HD Industries. Land use. Labor HD2321 Industry HD72 Economic growth, development, planning
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spelling	iium-646212018-07-24T07:49:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64621/ Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014) Moniruzzaman, Md. HD Industries. Land use. Labor HD2321 Industry HD72 Economic growth, development, planning Telecommunications remain one of the strategic economic sectors that assume prominence in the current discourses on the growth and integration of national economies and transnational production. Effective telecommunication system enables countries to achieve impressive socioeconomic gains. However, the Nigerian telecommunications under state monopoly was characterised by gross inefficiency, financial mismanagement and non-profitable. Consequently, the government has put a conscious strategy towards regulatory reforms in the sector. The reform emphasised on market opening by allowing entry for private and transnational operators into the country’s telecommunication market which eventually led to the transformation of the industry. Examining four factors, namely- teledensity, broadband penetration, revenue contribution to GDP and employment generation, this study finds that post-deregulation Nigerian telecommunication sector has shown evidence of efficiency and growth. Medwell Publishing 2018-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64621/1/64621_Political%20Economy%20of%20Deregulation.pdf Moniruzzaman, Md. (2018) Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014). International Business Management, 12 (2). pp. 145-154. ISSN 1993-5250 http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=ibm.2018.145.154 10.3923/ibm.2018.145.154
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description	Telecommunications remain one of the strategic economic sectors that assume prominence in the current discourses on the growth and integration of national economies and transnational production. Effective telecommunication system enables countries to achieve impressive socioeconomic gains. However, the Nigerian telecommunications under state monopoly was characterised by gross inefficiency, financial mismanagement and non-profitable. Consequently, the government has put a conscious strategy towards regulatory reforms in the sector. The reform emphasised on market opening by allowing entry for private and transnational operators into the country’s telecommunication market which eventually led to the transformation of the industry. Examining four factors, namely- teledensity, broadband penetration, revenue contribution to GDP and employment generation, this study finds that post-deregulation Nigerian telecommunication sector has shown evidence of efficiency and growth.
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title	Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)
title_short	Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)
title_full	Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)
title_fullStr	Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)
title_full_unstemmed	Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)
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Political economy of deregulation: an impact analysis of Nigerian Telecommunications (2000-2014)

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