Mitigating structural violence through legislative oversight: examining poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria

The focal point of legislative efforts in addressing structural violence within a democratic framework lies in its duty to promulgate laws promoting good governance, advocating for citizens’ interests in public policy formulation, and executing oversight functions to ensure equitable distribution an...

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Main Authors: Moyosoluwa Dele-Dada, Daniel Gberevbie, Fadeke Owolabi
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2423856
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description The focal point of legislative efforts in addressing structural violence within a democratic framework lies in its duty to promulgate laws promoting good governance, advocating for citizens’ interests in public policy formulation, and executing oversight functions to ensure equitable distribution and access to public goods and services. In Nigeria, the elimination of poverty has remained a major focus of every successive government; however, more than half of its population still lives in poverty and continues to battle challenges emanating from inequality in societal structures. This study uses a secondary source to gather data and analyze the legislature’s impact on poverty alleviation in Nigeria’s fourth republic. The study reveals the extent of legislative intervention in alleviating poverty in Nigeria, the effectiveness of those actions and finally identifies ways through which the menace of poverty could be eliminated in Nigeria.
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spelling doaj-art-d6ef98bf126e48979773dd7839ae4bda2025-08-20T04:03:22ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2423856Mitigating structural violence through legislative oversight: examining poverty alleviation programmes in NigeriaMoyosoluwa Dele-Dada0Daniel Gberevbie1Fadeke Owolabi2Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaThe focal point of legislative efforts in addressing structural violence within a democratic framework lies in its duty to promulgate laws promoting good governance, advocating for citizens’ interests in public policy formulation, and executing oversight functions to ensure equitable distribution and access to public goods and services. In Nigeria, the elimination of poverty has remained a major focus of every successive government; however, more than half of its population still lives in poverty and continues to battle challenges emanating from inequality in societal structures. This study uses a secondary source to gather data and analyze the legislature’s impact on poverty alleviation in Nigeria’s fourth republic. The study reveals the extent of legislative intervention in alleviating poverty in Nigeria, the effectiveness of those actions and finally identifies ways through which the menace of poverty could be eliminated in Nigeria.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2423856Legislaturestructural violencepovertypoverty alleviationNigeriaPublic Administration & Management
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structural violence
poverty
poverty alleviation
Nigeria
Public Administration & Management
title Mitigating structural violence through legislative oversight: examining poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria
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title_short Mitigating structural violence through legislative oversight: examining poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria
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structural violence
poverty
poverty alleviation
Nigeria
Public Administration & Management
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