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

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1 The colonial economy in Africa: Structure and rationale
	Introduction
	The role of industrial policy
	Why the Zambian experience?
	Did Africans benefit from the colonial economy?
	The anatomy of the colonial economy in Africa
	The colonial project in Africa: the rationale
	The colonial project: the African perspective vs. the European perspective
	Notes
	References
Chapter 2 The structure of the Northern Rhodesia economy
	Introduction
	The natural economy in Africa
	The pre-colonial economy in Zambia
	The creation of the Northern Rhodesia economy
	The evolution of the Northern Rhodesia economy
	The copper industry in Northern Rhodesia
	The structure of the colonial economy in Northern Rhodesia
	Structural challenges of the Northern Rhodesia economy
	Notes
	References
Chapter 3 Industrial policy in Northern Rhodesia
	Introduction
	Background to industrial policy in Northern Rhodesia
	The settlers’ views of industrial development
	The politics of industrial development in Northern Rhodesia
	The settler efforts to industrialise Northern Rhodesia
	Industrial policy instruments in Northern Rhodesia
	Barriers to industrialisation in Northern Rhodesia
	Addressing the constraints
	Status of industrial development in Southern Africa
	Outcome of industrial policy in Northern Rhodesia
	Notes
	References
Chapter 4 Industrial policy in Zambia
	Introduction
	The Zambian economy at independence
	Rationale for industrial policy in Zambia
	Economic diversification in Zambia
	Industrial strategy: incentives and direct participation approach
	Outcomes of the strategies
	The abandonment of industrial policy: the SAP years
	Current industrial policy
	Notes
	References
Chapter 5 Mining and industrial development in Zambia
	Introduction
	Enclave theory
	Direct and indirect benefits of extractives
	The mining industry in Zambia
	Mineral rights
	Copper price and production volume trends
	The state and the mining industry
	The new mining industrial structure
	Employment in the mining sector
	Mining share in total output
	Notes
	References
Chapter 6 The manufacturing sector in Zambia
	An overview of the manufacturing sector in Zambia
	The role of manufacturing in economic development
	Manufacturing sector trends in Zambia
	Trends in the manufacturing sector in Zambia
	The composition of the manufacturing sector in Zambia
	Composition of the manufacturing sector
	Manufacturing export dynamics
	Notes
	References
Chapter 7 The agro-processing sector in the Zambian economy
	Introduction
	Agro-processing and industrial development
	The agriculture–manufacturing connection
	Composition of the agro-processing sector
	A profile of the agro-processing sector in Zambia
	The major components of agro-processing in Zambia
	The beverages cluster
	Textile, apparel, and garments industry
	Emerging opportunities in agro-processing
	Challenges in the agro-processing sector in Zambia
	Notes
	References
Chapter 8 Industrial policy and the challenges of economic structural transformation in Zambia
	Introduction
	Zambia’s industrial development experience
	What is Industrial Policy (IP)?
	Principles of industrial policy
	The challenges of transforming the economy in Zambia
	State-led industrial strategies in Zambia—1964 to 1991
	INDECO’s roles of in industrial development in Zambia
	Assessing the industrialisation strategy in Zambia
	The market-led industrial strategy in Zambia
	Revived industrial policy
	Notes
	References
Chapter 9 Transforming the colonial economy in Africa: A Frontier Industrial Policy perspective
	Introduction
	The need for an African tactical response
	The case for a Frontier Industrial Policy
	Elements of a Frontier Industrial Policy
	The basis for a collective approach
	The regional dimension to the structural transformation agenda
	Challenges of industrialising today
	Frontier Industrial Policy: a regional approach
	Notes
	References
Appendix
Index