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Post-industrial prosperity requires industrialization, otherwise the economy becomes unsustainable. This is evident in the budget and current account deficits of developing countries that attempt to import high end consumption commodities without industrial bases to finance them. As such, Zambia...

Zambia has been classified as one of the poor developing countries in the world with a monoculture economy that depends on copper as a main source of revenue. Revenues from copper have been used to finance development since the time of independence. However, the upward and downward fluctuations...

Zambia has been classified as one of the poor developing countries in the world with a monoculture economy that depends on copper as a main source of revenue. Revenues from copper have been used to finance development since the time of independence. However, the upward and downward fluctuations...

Public expenditure particularly on infrastructure has been shown to be of paramount importance to the development of many economies, including Zambia. Like many developing and developed countries, Zambia, has accessed and continues to access public external debt to finance infrastructure...

The main objective of this study was to establish both the country specific and industry specific determinants of intra industry trade (IIT) between Zambia and its trading partners in the Southern African region namely South Africa and Tanzania using the modified gravity model of trade. The...

Influenced by studies that focus on social, economic and industrial life of urban areas in Africa and beyond, this study seeks to illuminate how the creation of the Chilanga Cement Factory in the late 1940s impacted on the development of Chilanga Township and the surrounding environment. The...

In an effort to promote women empowerment, the U.N General Assembly in 1974 passed a resolution emphasizing the priorities of women, their role and participation in socio-economic development and the need to integrate them fully into the development agenda. Micro-credit groups and Self Help...

China‟s use of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to spur its remarkable economic development was seen as the way to go, particularly for least developing economies. Zambia, like most African countries, has established these zones with the help of the Chinese. In Zambia, the zones are called...

The empowerment of citizens is one programme that the government of Zambia has embarked on in order to empower the marginalised citizens economically. The citizen economic empowerment programme has since its inception in 2008 funded a number of projects. The study sought to measure the impact of...

Despite sustained economic growth in the Zambian economy as shown by real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of more than 5 per cent in recent years, the majority of Zambians continue to live in poverty. This paper assesses the link between public expenditure and human development in Zambia by...