Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification

This study was designed to go below the radar of Zambia's macroeconomic developments to examine trends, constraints, and opportunities in specific economic subsectors. It sought to build upon existing and planned analyses within the country in order to better understand: 1) the underlying bases for competitive advantage and disadvantage in the evolving Zambian economy; 2) the likely sustainability of those patterns of economic diversification which have already taken place; 3) what linkages have and have not been formed within the agricultural and mining sectors which might still be a basis for future growth; 4) the specific effects of certain macroeconomic developments and "external" events on different stakeholders and the types of responses they have made to these; and 5) what measures could be taken to improve competitiveness within the Zambian economy and accelerate future growth. The work was designed to complement on-going analytical work, especially by the Export Board of Zambia and the Zambia National Farmers Union, ans also complement on-going work to assess the constraints and opportunities facing Zambia's tourism sector. The present study draws upon available data, an updated analysis of agricultural production costs and profitability, and surveys of private agribusiness, non-traditional export, and mining (and mining-related companies. A parallel analysis was undertaken on the food and agricultural import demand into South Africa, a potential trade destination.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2003-01-10
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, AGRICULTURAL PRICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, ARABLE LAND, BANKING SECTOR, COMMODITY PRICES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMERS, COPPER PRICES, DEPOSITS, DOMESTIC MARKET, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, EMPLOYMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPORTS, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISHERIES, FOOD PRODUCTION, FORESTRY, FUEL TAXES, FUELS, GDP, GROWTH POTENTIAL, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPORTS, INFLATION, INTEREST RATES, INTERMEDIATE INPUTS, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR FORCE, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET DEMAND, MARKET LIBERALIZATION, MARKET SUPPLY, MARKETING, MERCHANDISE, MERCHANDISE EXPORTS, MERCHANDISING, NATURAL RESOURCES, PER CAPITA INCOME, POSITIVE EFFECTS, PRICING POLICIES, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCT MARKETS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PURCHASING, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY STANDARDS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETAILING, RISK MANAGEMENT, SALES, SPREAD, SUBSTITUTION, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAINS, TAX REFORM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE DEFICIT, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSPORT, UNFAIR COMPETITION, VOLATILITY, WEALTH, WHOLESALING, WORKING CAPITAL, WTO COMPETITIVENESS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, NONTRADITIONAL EXPORTS, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, MINING SECTOR, MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AGRIBUSINESS, COPPER MINING, TRADE REGIME, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT ROLE, EXPORT PROCEDURES, MANUFACTURING, CONSUMER GOODS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, VALUE ADDED TAXES, ECONOMIC ZONES, LABOR REGULATIONS, JOB SECURITY, CONTRACTORS, TRADE BARRIERS, COMPLIANCE, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS, TEXTILE INDUSTRY, ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES, FOOD PROCESSING, GEM CUTTING, FLOWER INDUSTRY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2156907/zambia-challenge-competitiveness-diversification https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14883
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