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Research Note: Political Economy of Labour Reforms in Nigeria : Implications os Sustainable Development

In this note, we examine the political and economic implications of labour reforms of the social-political and economic institutions embarked upon by Nigeria at the wake of the new world economic order which compelled all nations to focus more on the developmental needs of their citizens. To this end, the paper asked three fundamental questions: (i) what were the shortcomings of the previous Labour Act that necessitated the reforms? (ii) To what extent will the new Act solve these problems? (iii) What could be done to the new Act to enhance its sustainability? In answering these questions the …