Zambia has for a long time experienced declining economic growth despite having inherited very generous reserves at independence in 1964. To reverse this trend she has tried, though inconsistently and often piecemeal to implement liberalization policies aimed at attracting Foreign Direct...
Download PDF ↓It is known that Zambia's population has high food poverty and about 82% of the population in most parts of the country are said to be vulnerable to food insecurity (MoFNP, 2006). The extent of food poverty is particularly more prevalent in rural areas and among the poor people. The high food...
Download PDF ↓Zambia, like most less developed countries, opted for import substitution industrialization (ISI) as a strategy of economic advancement. The success of ISI performance in Zambia would have resulted in the abundance rather than scarcity of foreign exchange; economic diversification;resolution of...
Download PDF ↓In a liberalised economy the monetary authority traditionally relies on four instruments with which to control money supply, namely, open market operations, legal minimum reserve requirement changes, discount rat© policy and moral suasion. In this study the effectiveness of traditional...
Download PDF ↓This study examines the impact of financial development on economic growth process for the period 1964 to 1998. The study explores financial developments in Zambia and the channels of influence by which financial development is related to growth. The study also looks at which financial...
Download PDF ↓Economic theory states that in situations of few well established enterprises, competition and consumer welfare is usually affected. The reduction in competition among other things results into consumers facing poorer service, and higher prices of goods and services. A number of studies in the...
Download PDF ↓The role of transport and communications in Regional Economic Development: the case of Chama and Lundazi districts of Eastern Province. This paper examines the implications of improvements in the transport and communications systems on the economic development of the two districts, which are...