BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) - RELATED PROGRAMMES IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA (2004 - 2010)

📄 Project Abstract

This study is an assessment of the impact of budget implementation in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Related programmes in Anambra State, with the sole objective of examining how the state's policy and spending autonomy significantly enhance the achievement of the MDGs - related programmes. It is based on the above objective that the study hypothesized that if there is effective implementation of budget in Anambra State, then there is the likelihood of achieving the MDGs - related programmes in the State. Another hypothesis of the study was that the spending pattern of the state negatively affect achievement of MDGs - related programmes in the state. In the course of the study, we applied descriptive research methodology in making use of primary and secondary data collection techniques. For the primary source, In-depth Individual Interviews (IDIs) was used. Purposive sampling technique was used because MDGs are sector-specific from where a sample size of 25...