Zambia's Jobs Challenge : Realities on the Ground

In September 2013, the World Bank launched the second Zambia economic brief, entitled Zambia's jobs challenge: realities on the ground. This report presents response of the youth to the facts and figures shared in the Zambia economic brief. It gives a broad range of discussion, often provocative, as to how Zambia's employment challenges can be tackled. It discusses the issues as diverse as cultural mind-set, absence of entrepreneurial training, weaknesses in labor laws, and low investments in agriculture research and development.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013-09-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL LABOUR, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL R&D, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, AQUACULTURE, ARABLE LAND, BANKS, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS INCUBATORS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CASH CROPS, CASUAL WORKERS, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL FARMING, COTTON PRODUCTION, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, CROP FAILURE, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP ROTATION, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIET, DISEASES, DROUGHT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERMENT, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS, ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUAL ACCESS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURE, EXPORT MARKETS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAMILIES, FAMILY BUSINESS, FARM EMPLOYMENT, FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FARM INCOMES, FARM PRODUCTIVITY, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING COMMUNITIES, FARMING TECHNOLOGIES, FARMS, FEED, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FISH, FISHERIES, FOOD CROP, FOOD CROPS, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FREE ACCESS, GENDER, GENDER GAP, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GREATER ACCESS, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, HOME ECONOMICS, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUSBAND, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME FLUCTUATIONS, INCOME SHOCKS, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IRRIGATION, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR MARKET, LABOUR FORCE, LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, LABOUR LAW, LABOUR LAWS, LABOUR MARKET, LACK OF FINANCES, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LAND RIGHTS, LAND TENURE, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL FARMERS, LOW INTEREST RATE, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKETING, MEAT, MICRO- LENDING, MILK, MINIMUM WAGE, MINIMUM WAGES, NEW BUSINESSES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NGOS, NUTRITION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, POOR, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROFITABLE BUSINESS, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE, RE-INVESTMENT, REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATES, REDUCTION OF INCOME, REGULATORY POLICY, REMOTE AREAS, RURAL, RURAL AREA, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL COMMUNITY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DWELLERS, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, RURAL FARMERS, RURAL GROWTH, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL PEOPLE, RURAL POOR, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL RESIDENTS, SCIENTISTS, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL SCALE FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER, SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE, SMALLHOLDER FARMER, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER INCOMES, SMALLHOLDER SECTOR, SMALLHOLDERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOIL FERTILITY, SOURCE OF INCOME, SOURCES OF INCOME, START-UPS, SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, TAX INCENTIVES, TEXTILES, TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSITIES, URBAN AREAS, VEGETABLES, VILLAGES, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WEALTH CREATION, WOMAN, WOOD,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19515195/think-jobs-youth-respond
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18697
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