Corporate social responsibility initiatives in Nigeria and rural women livestock keepers in oil host communities

JI Uduji, EN Okolo-Obasi - Social Responsibility Journal, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil
companies'(MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special …

[HTML][HTML] Does globalization matter in the relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth, evidence from Asian emerging economies

J Zhang, Z Li, A Ali, J Wang - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The study aims to investigate the impact of social, economic and political globalization on
the renewable energy-economic growth nexus in a panel of six Asian emerging economies …

Bridging Africa's income inequality gap: How relevant is China's outward FDI to Africa?

IK Ofori, MAM Dossou, SA Asongu, MK Armah - Economic Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
abstract This study examines whether:(i) the remarkable inflow of Chinese FDI to Africa
matters for bridging the continent's marked income inequality gap,(ii) Africa's institutional …

Can trade explain the rising trends in income inequality? Insights from 40 years of empirical studies

K Huang, W Yan, N Sim, Y Guo, F Xie - Economic Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
There have been concerns that international trade is responsible for rising inequality.
However, existing empirical studies provide no consensus on this matter. This article studies …

Sustaining cultural tourism through higher female participation in Nigeria: The role of corporate social responsibility in oil host communities

JI Uduji, EN Okolo‐Obasi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper adds to the gender discourse in sustainable African tourism development from
the corporate social responsibility (CSR) perspective. Specifically, we examine the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Income inequality, institutions, and freedom of the press: potential mechanisms and evidence

U Uzar - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, income distribution has deteriorated in a large part of the world. The
inability to stop inequality has evolved into a major social crisis and has become one of the …

Does CSR contribute to the development of rural young people in cultural tourism of sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria

JI Uduji, EN Okolo-Obasi, SA Asongu - Journal of Tourism and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We assess the impact of a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) model of multinational
oil companies on the development of rural young people (RYP) in cultural tourism in the …

Testing the impact of financial inclusion on income convergence: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

SS Ibrahim, HM Aliero - African Development Review, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Financial inclusion, as a key pillar for inclusive development, has long been considered as
an important instrument for reducing poverty and income inequality. However, the income …

Strengthening women's participation in the traditional enterprises of sub‐Saharan Africa: The role of corporate social responsibility initiatives in Niger Delta, Nigeria

EN Okolo‐Obasi, JI Uduji… - African Development …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies (MOCs)
corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate …

What drives income inequality in sub‐Saharan Africa and its sub‐regions? An examination of long‐run and short‐run effects

O Jonathan Gimba, M Seraj… - African Development …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper contributes to the understanding of the long‐run and short‐run drivers of income
inequality in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) and its sub‐regions based on the evidence from …