During the implementation of several National Development Plans in Nigeria, economic planners consistently encountered major discrepancies between projected targets and actual outcomes. Which of the following constitutes the primary statistical obstacle to effective economic planning in Nigeria?
- Inadequate and unreliable macroeconomic data required for realistic forecastingCevap
- BConfusing rolling plans with fixed perspective plans during baseline formulation
- CEquating economic growth directly with economic development in baseline plan objectives
- DConfusing the privatization of state assets with commercialization policies
Cevap
Inadequate and unreliable macroeconomic data required for realistic forecasting
The option identifying inadequate and unreliable macroeconomic data points to the fundamental statistical bottleneck in Nigeria's economic planning. Without accurate census data, GDP measurements, and sectoral statistics, planners cannot accurately estimate resource requirements or project future growth, leading to frequent plan failures.
Adım Adım Çözüm
Anahtar Kavram
Problems and Challenges of Economic Planning in Nigeria (Data Paucity)
Tahmini Süre:1m 0s