BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Manufacturing sector plays a catalytic role in a modern economy and has many dynamic benefits crucial for economic transformation. In typical advanced countries, the manufacturing sector is leading, sector in many respects. It is an avenue for increasing productivity related to import replacement and export expansion, creating foreign exchange earning capacity; and raising employment and per capital income which causes unique consumption patterns. Furthermore, it creates investment capital at a faster rate than any other sector of the economy while promoting wider and more effective linkages among different sector. In terms of contribution to the Gross Domestic product, the manufacturing sector is dominant but it has been overtaken by the services sector in a number of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.4RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.5RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
1.6SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.7SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.8RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.9LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.10PLAN OF THE STUDY
1.11DEFINITION OF TERMS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0Introduction
2.1The Structure of the Nigerian Manufacturing Industry
2.2The Nigerian Manufacturing Sector
2.2.1Globalization and the Manufacturing Sector
2.2.2The Performance of Nigerian Manufacturing Firms
2.3DETERMINANTS OF NON-OIL EXPORTS IN NIGERIA MANUFACTURING FIRMS
2.4The Challenges of the Manufacturing Sector of Nigerian Economy
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1METHODOLOGY
3.2MODEL SPECIFICATION
3.3MODEL ESTIMATION METHOD
3.4 SOURCE OF DATA
3.5 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF INSTRUMENT
