Zambia : building prosperity from resource wealth / edited by Christopher S. Adam, Professor Paul Collier and Michael Gondwe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adam, Christopher, editor.

Collier, Paul, editor.

Gondwe, Michael, editor.

Series:

Africa, policies for prosperity

Africa. Policies for prosperity series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Zambia.

Economic development.

Natural resources--Zambia.

Natural resources.

Zambia--Economic policy.

Zambia.

Economic policy.

Zambia--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xxi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Zambia is a landlocked mineral dependent country in Southern Africa whose history is intimately entwined with the copper mining industry. Having gained Independence from Britain in 1964 at the height of a copper boom, the country experienced a slow and painful economic decline over the next quarter century. However, following a traumatic and protracted process of economic adjustment through the 1990s and early 2000s, Zambia's economic potential is now better than it has been at any time since Independence. This book, which contains a set of rigorous but accessible essays by a range of Zambian and international scholars, seeks to examine the challenges and opportunities that currently face Zambian policymakers as they seek to harness the country's valuable natural assets to broad-based and sustainable economic growth over the coming decades. Written in a non-technical manner by leading scholars in the field, the chapters address key challenges in the areas of natural resource management, agriculture, trade, employment and migration, education, finance, and investment. This is the second volume in the Africa: Policies for Prosperity series following on from the successful first Volume on Kenya. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Growth Strategies for Zambia

1 Growth Strategies for Zambia: Harnessing Natural Resource Wealth for Sustainable Growth / Michael Gondwe Gondwe, Michael, Emmanuel Mulenga Pamu Pamu, Emmanuel Mulenga 3

2 Zambia: A Time of Big Opportunities and Tough Decisions / Paul Collier Collier, Paul 15

3 Growth, Employment, Diversification, and the Political Economy of Private Sector Development in Zambia / Adriana Cardozo Cardozo, Adriana, Gibson Masumbu Masumbu, Gibson, Chiwama Musonda Musonda, Chiwama, Gael Raballand Raballand, Gael 30

Part II Macro-economic Policy Choices

4 Increasing Public Revenue and Expenditure Efficiency in Zambia / Samuel Bwalya Bwalya, Samuel, Shantayanan Devarajan Devarajan, Shantayanan, Vinayak Nagaraj Nagaraj, Vinayak, Gaël Raballand Raballand, Gaël 59

5 Mineral Taxation in Zambia / Robert F. Conrad Conrad, Robert F. 82

6 Monetary Policy and the Exchange Rate in Zambia / Isaac Muhanga Muhanga, Isaac, Ivan Ziuulu Ziuulu, Ivan, Christopher S. Adam Adam, Christopher S. 110

7 Financial Markets and Resource Mobilization in Zambia / Francis Chipimo Chipimo, Francis 129

8 Post-crisis Financial System Regulation: Implications for Zambia / Austin Mwape Mwape, Austin 158

Part III The Supply Side: Production, Trade, and Infrastructure

9 Mining in Zambia: Revitalization and the Challenges of Inclusive Prosperity / Christopher S. Adam Adam, Christopher S., Alexander Lippert Lippert, Alexander, Anthony Simpasa Simpasa, Anthony 201

10 Agriculture and Land Jonathan Pycroft / Mulenga Musepa Musepa, Mulenga, Francis Ndilila Ndilila, Francis, Sherman Robinson Robinson, Sherman 227

11 Energy Policy / Alan Whitworth Whitworth, Alan 246

12 Transport Policy / Gaël Rabaliand Rabaliand, Gaël, Alan Whitworth Whitworth, Alan 274

13 Trade Policy and Trade Facilitation in Zambia / Massimiliano Calì Calì, Massimiliano, Chungu Kapembwa Kapembwa, Chungu, Emmanuel Mulenga Pamu Pamu, Emmanuel Mulenga 310

Part IV Public Service Delivery and the Political Economy of Reforms

14 Is There a 'Populist Threat' in Zambia? / Nic Cheeseman Cheeseman, Nic, Robert Ford Ford, Robert, Neo Simutanyi Simutanyi, Neo 339

15 Rationality, Cosmopolitanism, and Adjustment Fatigue: Public Attitudes to Economic Reform in Zambia / Michael Bration Bration, Michael, Peter Lolojih Lolojih, Peter 366

16 Achieving Better Health Outcomes Through Innovative Strategies and Results-focused Interventions / Collins Chansa Chansa, Collins, Mirja Sjoblom Sjoblom, Mirja, Monique Vledder Vledder, Monique 399

17 Housing and Urbanization in Zambia: Unleashing a Formal Market Process / Sylvester Mashamba Mashamba, Sylvester, Paul Collier Collier, Paul 432.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199660605

0199660603

OCLC:

884743509