Proposals for more effective natural resource governance emphasize the importance of
institutions and governance, but say less about the political conditions under which …

This paper explores the current Zambian discourse around neo-liberal economic polices, in
particular its expression in a trade union-led campaign against the privatisation of the …

This article seeks to contribute to recent debates on the link between political settlements
and state building. It proposes a theoretical framework that centres on the alternative …

The programme of state enterprise privatisation pursued by the Zambian government since
1992 has been subject to a number of conflicting evaluations. For some it is a model …

A growing body of policy feedback work demonstrates that citizens' experiences with public
policy influence the way they participate in politics. Most of this work takes place in …

Zambia depends mainly on copper mining and imports the bulk of chemicals needed for
academic, domestic, and industrial consumption. The country has never had an …

Despite abundant resources, Zambia has some of the worst poverty in Africa. Much of the
1960s copper boom was wasted on an extraordinary expansion of the role of the state and …

Moving beyond the mantra that 'politics matters', a range of conceptual approaches have
recently emerged within international development thinking that seek to capture the specific …

The study presents archival evidence to show how President Kaunda raised political and
economic exclusivity in Zambia in the early years of Zambia's independence, and how this …

In recent years, public-private partnerships (PPPs) concepts have attracted attention of the
government of Zambia. Policies and legal frameworks have been developed and updated to …