The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation?
Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved social welfare through an empirical and systematic analysis of the country’s growth trajectory during 1991–2010. We find that growth after 2002 was accompanied by positive structural...
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| description | Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved social welfare through an empirical and systematic analysis of the country’s growth trajectory during 1991–2010. We find that growth after 2002 was accompanied by positive structural change, but most new jobs were in the low-wage, insecure informal sector in urban areas. Due to the demands of an expanding middle class, construction and high-value services also generated additional jobs, but the share of employment growth from these sectors was small and skewed more toward higher-skilled Zambians. Consequently, for a majority of the population, large-scale social transformation did not follow from structural change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1504192025-11-06T05:09:01Z The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? Resnick, Danielle Thurlow, James economic development employment social equality social welfare poverty social change Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved social welfare through an empirical and systematic analysis of the country’s growth trajectory during 1991–2010. We find that growth after 2002 was accompanied by positive structural change, but most new jobs were in the low-wage, insecure informal sector in urban areas. Due to the demands of an expanding middle class, construction and high-value services also generated additional jobs, but the share of employment growth from these sectors was small and skewed more toward higher-skilled Zambians. Consequently, for a majority of the population, large-scale social transformation did not follow from structural change. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:46Z 2024-08-01T02:51:46Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150419 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153877 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298125 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160376 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153433 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Resnick, Danielle and Thurlow, James. 2014. The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? IFPRI Discussion Paper 1320. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150419 |
| spellingShingle | economic development employment social equality social welfare poverty social change Resnick, Danielle Thurlow, James The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? |
| title | The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? |
| title_full | The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? |
| title_fullStr | The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? |
| title_short | The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? |
| title_sort | political economy of zambia s recovery structural change without transformation |
| topic | economic development employment social equality social welfare poverty social change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150419 |
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