agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnerable, smallholders. The authors investigate the connection between … the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for … poverty alleviation. They find that cotton can indeed act as an effective mechanism for increased household welfare. They also …

authors review Zambia's experience during the past decade, focusing on the impact of the cash budget on poverty reduction … the predictability of cash releases, making effective planning by line ministries difficult. Going forward, Zambia must …

the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy … responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub … that anti-poverty interventions ought to retain their focus on rural areas where poverty remains highest even after taking …

This paper analyzes the distributional effect of public spending in Zambia using the most recent data from the 2010 … education spending in Zambia is neither pro-poor nor progressive, but while this is true for the system as a whole it is not …

important effect on transport costs and tariffs for Zambia's economy. Zambia is a peculiar example in Southern Africa as it … competition between Zambian and other regional, mainly South African, operators and because of South African investments in Zambia …'s trucking industry. As a result, the costs of operators registered in Zambia and South Africa are similar. The study also …

The paper analyzes migration from Zambia in order to understand how migration policy can support development in the … least developed countries. Overall emigration from Zambia is not high by regional standards, but the pattern of migration is … skewed toward the skilled and away from the unskilled. A development-friendly approach to migration for Zambia would strive …

This report assesses the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zambia, using the Ricardian method. A …, soil, and socioeconomic variables as explanatory variables. There is one main cropping season in Zambia, lasting from …

This paper investigates the impacts of cotton marketing reforms on farm productivity, a key element for poverty … alleviation, in rural Zambia. The reforms comprised the elimination of the Zambian cotton marketing board that was in place since …

Despite the deep financial sector reforms undertaken in Zambia in the early 1990s, the expected benefits of … access to credit in 2006. Moreover, less than 8 percent of Zambia's adult population had a bank account in 2005. And despite … the open door policy to foreign financial institutions, which has been in place since Zambia's independence, only a few …