Evaluating privatisation in Zambia
A tale of two processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11904745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Craig (0000-0002-5350-0602, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 85 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056240008704472 |
| OpenAlex | W1966538767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 6 |
The programme of state enterprise privatisation pursued by the Zambian government since 1992 has been subject to a number of conflicting evaluations. For some it is a model programme, ‘the most successful in Africa’ (Campbell White and Bhatia, 1998), which stands as an example to other developing countries. For others, it is a deeply flawed experience which allowed for the corrupt acquisition of assets by those linked to the ruling party. This paper argues that these conflicting evaluations are the result of two underlying processes which reflected the political and economic environment in which the policy was implemented. This required the Zambian government to balance, on the one hand, the demands of northern donors and the Bretton Woods institutions that international capital should be provided with an attractive and secure environment for investment and, on the other hand, those in the ruling party's domestic constituency who regarded privatisation as an opportunity for personal accumulation
Balance (ability · Business · Capital (architecture · Developing country · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · Government (linguistics · Investment (military · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Corporate Finance and Governance · Law · Private Equity and Venture Capital
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |