Zambia’s economic history has, to some extent, been greatly influenced by the early 1970s energy oil crisis precipitated by the steep adjustment of the international oil prices following the Arab-Israeli war of 1972. Globally, energy is arguably one of the major determinants of economic growth....
Download PDF ↓The aim of this study was to investigate the causal relationship among financial development, trade openness, and economic growth in Zambia from 1965 to 2011. To fully understand this relationship, two measures of financial development were used: broad money and domestic credit to the private...
Download PDF ↓This study investigated the empirical evidence on the effect of exchange volatility on private capital inflows in Zambia. The investigation used monthly time series data for the period 1992-2012 relating to exchange rate, gross domestic product, foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio...
Download PDF ↓Wagner (1883), predicted that economic growth would be accompanied by an increase in state activity (growth of government Spending). Thus, the causality according to Wagner‟s law is running from economic growth to government spending. This study focuses on how relevant the theory postulated by...
This dissertation discusses civil society organisations’ (CSOs’) participation in poverty reduction in Livingstone city,specifically in three high density wards namely; Mulungushi,Libuyu and Zambezi wards, from 2000- 2012.The general objective of the study was to determine the impact of CSOs’...
Download PDF ↓This study provides a critical analysis of the World Bank’s contribution to fighting poverty in Zambia through the promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI) from 1999 to 2009 through its specialized institutions. Although the World Bank does not directly promote foreign direct investment...
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