INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HODON DISTRICT MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
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A country’s economic development is closely related to the levels of achievement in infrastructure development. The general objective of the study was to determine the effect of infrastructure development on economic development of Hodan district in Mogadishu – Somalia. The specific objectives were to assess the effect of education infrastructure development, to determine the effect of health care infrastructure development, to establish the effect of telecommunications infrastructure development and to determine the effect of transport infrastructure development on economic development of Hodan district in Mogadishu – Somalia. This study used human capital theory, unbalanced growth theory, structural change, patterns of development theory and privatization and commercialization theory. The study recommended that the government of Somalis should increase investment education infrastructure development, health care infrastructure development, telecommunications infrastructure development, and transport infrastructure development so as to increase economic development in Hodan district.
Key Words: Development, Education, Infrastructure, Health Care, Telecommunications, Transport Infrastructure, Economic
CITATION: Ali, A. D., Kavale, S., & Mukhongo, A. (2024). Infrastructure development and economic development in Hodon District Mogadishu, Somalia. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 11 (1), 576 – 588. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v11i1.2873
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