1st Edition

Industrial Policy and the Transformation of the Colonial Economy in Africa The Zambian Experience

By Horman Chitonge Copyright 2021
306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

Industrial Policy and the Transformation of the Colonial Economy in Africa offers an in-depth analysis of the role industrial policy can play in the transformation of African economies. Using examples from Zambia’s industrial development experience, this book illustrates that core features of the colonial economy have not just survived six decades of independence in most African countries,... Read more

Chapter 1: The Colonial Economic in Africa: Structure and Rationale  Chapter 2: The Structure of the Northern Rhodesia Economy  Chapter 3: Industrial Policy in Northern Rhodesia  Chapter 4: Industrial Policy in Zambia  Chapter 5: Mining and Industrial Development in Zambia  Chapter 6: The Manufacturing Sector in Zambia  Chapter 7: The Agro-Processing Sector in the Zambian Economy  Chapter 8: Industrial Policy and the Challenges of Economic Structural Transformation in Zambia  Chapter 9: Transforming the Colonial Economy in Africa: A Frontier Industrial Policy Perspective

Biography

Horman Chitonge is Professor at the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa.