Zambia - More Jobs and Prosperity in Zambia : What Would it Take? Based on the Jobs and Prosperity : Building Zambia’s Competitiveness Program

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:13:06Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:13:06Z
dc.date	2011-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:41:30Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:41:30Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2770
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243139
dc.description	While Zambia's economy performs well, in macroeconomic terms, low levels of productivity plague industry, and this constrains growth, diversification and prosperity. In recent years, economic growth has averaged 5-6 percent a year, business reforms are being implemented, and investment levels are at an all time high. However, according to the World Economic Forum's global competitiveness index 2010-2011, Zambia is not a competitive place in which to do business (ranking 115th out of 139 countries). Not surprisingly, business productivity tends to be low, and few Zambian industries are internationally competitive. Formal employment is shrinking and rural poverty is increasing. In summary, there is an urgent need to increase productivity, growth and employment. These questions continue to preoccupy policy makers, businesses and civil society especially in light of government's strategy to embrace private sector-led growth and facilitate competitiveness and diversification. The Jobs and Prosperity: Building Zambia's Competitiveness (JPC) Program is an effort to answer these questions and, at the same time, to achieve some concrete results that improve industry productivity and competitiveness. The Zambian government, with support from donors, has, for a long time, been trying to raise prosperity by encouraging more productive businesses, more competitive and diverse industries, and greater employment. Yet these efforts have not generated the results sought. The goal of the JPC Program is to achieve some meaningful progress towards improving industry productivity and competitiveness. The Program focuses on four industries so as to build traction and keep the scope of work manageable. The industries were selected by a group of Zambian stakeholders. The Program facilitated a process through which Zambian stakeholders identified some narrowly defined target results that, if achieved, could help these industries become more productive and then supports initiatives to achieve these results.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABATTOIRS
dc.subject	ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject	ADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subject	AFFORDABLE ACCESS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ANIMAL
dc.subject	ANIMAL HEALTH
dc.subject	ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
dc.subject	ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION
dc.subject	ANIMALS
dc.subject	ARABLE LAND
dc.subject	ASSETS
dc.subject	BANK LENDING
dc.subject	BANK LOANS
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BEEF
dc.subject	BEEF INDUSTRY
dc.subject	BEEF VALUE CHAIN
dc.subject	BOVINE ANIMALS
dc.subject	BRAND
dc.subject	BREEDING
dc.subject	BREEDING STOCK
dc.subject	BUDGET ALLOCATION
dc.subject	BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject	BUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subject	BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	BUSINESSES
dc.subject	BUYER
dc.subject	CALVING RATES
dc.subject	CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	CARTELS
dc.subject	CASH FLOW
dc.subject	CASH FLOWS
dc.subject	CATTLE
dc.subject	CATTLE DISEASES
dc.subject	CATTLE FARMING
dc.subject	CATTLE HERD
dc.subject	CATTLE HUSBANDRY
dc.subject	CATTLE INDUSTRY
dc.subject	CATTLE POPULATION
dc.subject	CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	CATTLE SALES
dc.subject	CERTIFICATES
dc.subject	COMMERCE
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL FARMING
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL VALUE
dc.subject	COMMODITY
dc.subject	COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA
dc.subject	CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subject	COPYRIGHT
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	DAIRY
dc.subject	DAIRY FARMERS
dc.subject	DAIRY INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	DAIRY INDUSTRY
dc.subject	DAIRY MARKET
dc.subject	DAIRY PROCESSING
dc.subject	DAIRY PRODUCTS
dc.subject	DEMAND GROWTH
dc.subject	DISEASE OUTBREAKS
dc.subject	DISEASE PREVENTION
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DRY SEASON
dc.subject	EAST COAST FEVER
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE SECTOR
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	ESP
dc.subject	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTENSIVE GRAZING
dc.subject	FARM
dc.subject	FARMER
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FEED
dc.subject	FEED CROPS
dc.subject	FEED INDUSTRY
dc.subject	FEEDING
dc.subject	FEEDLOTS
dc.subject	FEEDS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FIXED COSTS
dc.subject	FLOW OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	FODDER
dc.subject	FODDER CROPS
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	GAME
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKET
dc.subject	GOATS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject	GRAZING
dc.subject	GRAZING AREA
dc.subject	GRAZING LAND
dc.subject	GRAZING LANDS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subject	HERDS
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subject	ICT
dc.subject	IMAGE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INSPECTION
dc.subject	INSPECTIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	JOINT VENTURE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LEADING INDICATORS
dc.subject	LICENSES
dc.subject	LIMITED ACCESS
dc.subject	LIVE ANIMALS
dc.subject	LIVE WEIGHT
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK MARKET
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK SECTOR
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK SERVICE
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	MAIZE BRAN
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET DEMAND
dc.subject	MARKET POSITION
dc.subject	MARKET POWER
dc.subject	MARKET PRICES
dc.subject	MARKET RESEARCH
dc.subject	MARKET RETURNS
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MARKET SHARES
dc.subject	MARKET TRENDS
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MEAT
dc.subject	MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	METALS
dc.subject	MILK
dc.subject	MILK CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	MILK PRODUCTION
dc.subject	MINES
dc.subject	MONOPOLIES
dc.subject	MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
dc.subject	NATIONAL HERD
dc.subject	NATURAL PASTURE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NEW MARKETS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF VISITORS
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL VALUE
dc.subject	PILOT PROJECT
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POULTRY
dc.subject	PRICE COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	PRIVATE BREEDERS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCT INFORMATION
dc.subject	PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject	QUERIES
dc.subject	REFRIGERATION
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	RELIABLE ACCESS
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	RETAIL
dc.subject	RETAILING
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RURAL ACCESS
dc.subject	RURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subject	SALE
dc.subject	SALES OUTLET
dc.subject	SHEEP
dc.subject	SMALL-SCALE FARMERS
dc.subject	SMALLHOLDERS
dc.subject	SPREAD
dc.subject	SUPPLIERS
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subject	TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	TAX REVENUES
dc.subject	TAXATION
dc.subject	TELEPHONE
dc.subject	TENURE SYSTEMS
dc.subject	TRACEABILITY
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	VALUE CHAINS
dc.subject	VERTICAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	VETERINARIANS
dc.subject	VETERINARY
dc.subject	VETERINARY CARE
dc.subject	VETERINARY SERVICES
dc.subject	VETS
dc.subject	VOLATILITY
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WEALTH CREATION
dc.subject	WEB
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.subject	WILDLIFE
dc.title	Zambia - More Jobs and Prosperity in Zambia : What Would it Take? Based on the Jobs and Prosperity : Building Zambia’s Competitiveness Program
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Southern Africa
dc.coverage	Zambia