@article{MAKHILLPJSS20141117674,
    title = {Socio-Cultural and Demographic Dynamics in Sustainable Entrepreneurial Development in Nigeria},
    journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences},
    volume = {11},
    number = {1},
    pages = {16-23},
    year = {2014},
    issn = {1683-8831},
    doi = {pjssci.2014.16.23},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2014.16.23},
    author = {Patrick A.,David and},
    keywords = {entrepreneurial development,demographic factors,Socio-cultural dynamics,poor,Nigeria},
    abstract = {Entrepreneurial development is now regarded as the magic bullet that can remedy 
  some of the embedded socio-economic challenges facing the modern state. Poverty, 
  unemployment, falling standards of living and dipping personal economies of 
  citizens have conflated to raise the national temperature of various countries 
  to uncomfortable levels as protests, youth restiveness, economic-related crimes 
  and a militant and irascible citizenry have become common symptoms of an existing 
  economic blight. Literature on entrepreneurship points to the positive effect 
  of entrepreneurial activities on the civil population with greater impact on 
  the vulnerable sectors. This has strengthened the argument for greater entrepreneurial 
  culture in a developing country like Nigeria. Job creation, massive product 
  development, strengthening of the macro economy through export of products and 
  services, inter alia are some of collateral benefits of entrepreneurial activities 
  within the society. In achieving sustainable entrepreneurial development initiatives 
  in Nigeria, actors within the policy, social and business ecologies must address 
  the socio-cultural and demographic dynamics that could hamper an effective maturation 
  of the entrepreneurial development process. Issues of institution building, 
  creating the right environment for small and medium-scale businesses and initiatives 
  to thrive and a general paradigm shift towards citizen empowerment will help 
  to overcome the hydra-headed challenges of gender bias, population explosion, 
  poverty, corruption, unemployment, poor infrastructure, insecurity and leadership 
  crisis which are some of the banes that may tackle entrepreneurial development. 
  Leaning on the state theory’s position that development can be achieved 
  through internal growth this study argues that for sustainable entrepreneurial 
  development to happen in Nigeria, certain internal contradictions bordering 
  on socio-cultural and demographic dynamics must be addressed.}
    }