This paper examines how fiscal federalism had enhanced socioeconomic development in Nigeria. Nigeria has 36 states with political autonomy but depend on the federal government for economic survival since all productive activities belong to government. Our analysis and discussion show that high production revenue generation capacities were able reduced poverty, create more jobs improve literacy ...

Health disparity by socioeconomic status has recently become an important public health concern. Socioeconomic status may affect health status through several pathways including lifestyle choices. The authors tested the link between socioeconomic status and lifestyle in China (in 1993) and in the United States (in 1994-1996), countries with high contrasts in development, to understand health di...