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As this dissertation includes a preface, what prompted the development of this study appears in the preface. The abstract briefly focuses attention on the following content. This study is a contribution to the current debate on underdevelopment. The area under review is Lyaluyi in the western...

There is now consensus that inflation hampers economic and social development. It is therefore important to have a clearly defined and effective framework of inflation control. Since 1992, Zambia has been using monetary targeting as a framework of inflation control. However, the link between...

The central theme of this study is to highlight the connection between major African health problems on the one hand and, on the other, the conditions under which African miners and their families worked and lived in the mining industry between 1920 and 1964. With specific reference to the Roan...

The main objective of the study was to determine whether junior commissioned officers in the Zambia Army attached any value to higher education and whether they aspired to go for further education. The study tried to establish what the junior commission Army officers perceived to be the factors...

Maize leaf blight caused by the fungus Helminthosporium turcicum (Exerohilum turcicum) is one of the constraints affecting maize production and thereby eroding income and food security in Zambia and the Southern African region. Maize leaf blight severity on susceptible varieties can range between...

The Small-Scale Mining (SSM) sub-sector makes a significant contribution to the economy of Tanzania. Major benefits include foreign exchange earnings, generation of income for rural population where alternative means of income are limited and also employs over 500,000 people. Minerals being mined...

The study sought to assess the need for a code of ethics for librarians in Zambia. The specific objectives of the study were:To establish whether there were any proffessional values that librarians follow in the absence of a code of ethics,establish whether there was a need for a code of ethics...

The problem of orphans in Zambia is serous, and has confounded the challenges faced by female-headed households. Despite their economic and social vulnerability, these households take care of one to three orphaned children. This study has been conducted to identify the problems faced by...

The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) is one of the most destructive pests of maize in the warm, low altitude regions of Zambia. A study was carried out in Sinazongwe district, which is located at about 600 metres above sea level in the Southern Province to determine the incidence of...

Lumbar puncture (LP) acceptability is a problem at Arthur Davison Hospital, Ndola Central and Kitwe Central Hospitals, evident by a growing trend of lumbar puncture refusals over a four year period (2003-2006). Obtaining Cerebral Spinal Fluid by LP for microscopic examination is essential in the...