Publisher:
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF THE FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), UMUNZE, ANAMBRA STATE
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(2):
1118-0315:
doi: January 2017
Published in
2017
The study investigated why consumerism in developed economies yields positive results, while same lifestyle in developing countries such as Nigeria impedes concerted national development. The study was conducted in Owerri in Imo state of Nigeria. The population for the study was drawn from politicians, civil servants, and business men and women in the study area. The sample of 252 was randomly selected from the population through proportionate random sampling technique. Questionnaire which was developed by the researcher was used for data collection. Collected data were analyzed using mean computation. A mean point of 3.0 and above was accepted. Results revealed that consumerism without productivity is an impediment to concerted national development. It was recommended that discouraging importation of goods and services produced locally, and encouraging productivity beyond consumption level, amongst others, would curb the problems of consumerism as an impediment to concerted national development.
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