1st Edition

Contemporary Issues in Socio–Economic Reform in Zambia

Edited By Herrick Chota Mpuku, Ivan Zyuulu Copyright 1997
150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1997, this edited volume emerged in response to Zambia’s recent reinstatement of multiparty democracy and its ensuing economic, social policy and public administrative reform. Following the establishment of the single party state under the United National Independence Party in 1972, a severe decline in the price of copper (Zambia’s principle export) resulted in high national... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. Accounting for Less than Optimal Performance of Structural Adjustment Programmes in Sub-Saharan African Countries. Gerry Nkombo Muuka. 3. Financial Innovation and Reform in Zambia. Ivan Zyuulu. 4. Land Tenure and Economic Development in Zambia. Amos Kambenja. 5. Some Critical Issues in Land Policy Formulation in Zambia. Moses Kaunda. 6. Housing Policy in Zambia. Sylvester M. Mashamba. 7. Towards a Sustainable Urbanisation Policy for Zambia. C. Pule Katele. 8. Economic and Social Consequences of Managerial Reforms of the Health Industry in Zambia. Herrick C. Mpuku. 9. Managing Public Universities in Africa in the 1990s and Beyond; the Human Aspect of the Challenge with Special Reference to the Copperbelt University, Zambia. George K. Simwinga. 10. Epilogue. Herrick C. Mpuku and Ivan Zyuulu.

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Herrick Chota Mpuku, Ivan Zyuulu

’The essays...introduce key issues and provide some historical background, in clear and concise language.’ Democratization ’...very welcome...very clearly written and presented throughout, and refreshingly free of jargon and conceptual obfuscation. It also succeeds in presenting material...that is important to understanding how Zambia’s still unfolding experience of socio-economic reform differs from that of other countries in the region.’ Modern African Studies