GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EBONYI STATE A STUDY OF RELOCATION POLICY OF ABAKALIKI RICE MILL

📄 Project Abstract

This research titled "Impact of Government Policies on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Ebonyi State: A Study of Relocation Policy of Abakaliki Rice Mill" was aimed at ascertaining the extent to which high tax rate policy has affected the growth of small scale businesses in Ebonyi state, examining the extent to which poor infrastructure has hindered the growth of business enterprises in Ebonyi State, and analyzing the extent to which the Relocation policy of Abakaliki Rice Mill has promoted rice production of the industry among others. This study adopted the "Infant Industry Theory" propounded by Fredrick Rich in 1841. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to study a population of 2046 which was reduced to 334 using Taro Yamene's formula. Data for this study were collected from primary and secondary sources. Questionnaire instrument was used for data collection. The simple percentage method and frequency distribution tables were used to analyze the responses from t...