Left behind : rural Zambia in the third republic / Jeremy Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Jeremy, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural population--Zambia.

Rural population.

Farmers.

Economic conditions.

Rural conditions.

Zambia--Rural conditions.

Zambia.

Farmers--Zambia--Economic conditions.

Zambia--Economic conditions.

Zambia--Politics and government--1991-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 145 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lusaka : Lembani Trust, 2011.

Summary:

Left Behind: Rural Zambia in the Third Republic seeks to identify persistent obstacles associated with integrating rural producers into the national economy. The analysis draws primarily on studies of the southern Luapula plateau. The economic citizenship of rural Zambians is an end in itself, but it also helps secure their democratic participation in defining the means and ends of the nation's development. Small-scale farmers have generally lost out on both counts. For all of its much-touted 'potential', agriculture remains a back-breaking, unrewarding and uncertain livelihood for most Zambians, much as it was at independence forty-five years ago. The findings presented here demonstrate how government officials, chiefs and MPs are often distracted by concerns related more to their own, rather than their constituencies' fortunes. When will rural Zambians find the means to have their voice heard in the corridors of power?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-145).

ISBN:

9982997246

9789982997249

OCLC:

707200709

Publisher Number:

99944002465