Public Sector Reform and the Challenges of Open and Expansive Unionism in Zambia

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ID2308752
AuthorsClever Madimutsa (0000-0001-9705-0212, University of Zambia, corresponding author), Leon G Pretorius (University of the Western Cape)
Year2021
Volume56
Issue4
Pages707-720
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0021909620940745
OpenAlexW3040909477
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

This article analyses the challenges of open and expansive unionism in the era of public sector reform in Zambia. A sample of 20 former and current leaders of the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia was engaged in the research. The research reveals that trade unions in poor countries like Zambia are more vulnerable to the challenges of open and expansive unionism. These include inter-union conflict and lack of resources for union organising. Despite their vulnerability, these unions make strategic choices to deal with these challenges. Their strategies include networking and information gathering and sharing

Civil servants · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Expansive · Political science · Public sector · Vulnerability (computing · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration

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