Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children

Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children

With this first Zambia economic brief, the World Bank is launching a series of short economic updates that will be produced twice a year. Each brief will include two sections: the Bank's assessment of recent economic developments and outlook i...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES ADEQUATE EDUCATION AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANKING UNION BARLEY BASIC EDUCATION BASIC NUMERACY BASIC READING BASIC SANITATION BENEFICIARY BLUEPRINT BOND FLOWS BOND MARKET BORROWINGS BUSINESS CONFIDENCE CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CHILD CARE CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CITIZENS COMMODITY PRICE CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER DURABLES CREDIT LINE CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CUSTOMER BASE DEBT DEBT STOCK DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET DISEASES DISPOSABLE INCOME DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC DEBT DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SPENDING EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL DEBT FAMILIES FAMILY STRUCTURE FARMER FARMERS FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCOUNT FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL POLICY FISHING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORESTRY FORMAL SCHOOLING GENDER GLOBAL ECONOMIES GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCES GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN POTENTIAL ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INEQUITABLE ACCESS INFLATION INSURANCE INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BOND INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKET INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS INTERVENTIONS INVESTING INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIQUIDITY LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALARIA MARKET BORROWERS MARKET PRICES MENTAL HEALTH METALS MINES MOSQUITO NET MOSQUITO NETS MOTHER NATIONAL INCOME NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION OIL OIL PRICES OPPORTUNITY COST PEACE PERSONAL LOANS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POOR NUTRITION PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS PRICE CHANGES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE COSTS PROGRESS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC DEMAND PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO REAL ESTATE REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RESERVE RESERVES RETURN RISK OF ILLNESS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL RESIDENCE SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL VISITS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SHORT-TERM CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL PROGRESS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SOVEREIGN BOND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION TAX TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEVISION TERMS OF TRADE TRADE BALANCE TRADE UNION TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORTATION UNEQUAL ACCESS UNION URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGES WASTE DISPOSAL WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/523901468168866806/Zambia-economic-brief-recent-economic-developments-and-the-state-of-basic-human-opportunities-for-children http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26818

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Summary:	With this first Zambia economic brief, the World Bank is launching a series of short economic updates that will be produced twice a year. Each brief will include two sections: the Bank's assessment of recent economic developments and outlook in the short to medium term; and its analysis on a specific development topic or theme. The authors expect these briefs to support evidence-based policy debate in the country, strengthen public demand for good policies and outcomes, and inform government policies and programs. In this brief, first section reports on Zambia's continued robust growth, fiscal outcomes, and capital inflows at the end of 2012 against the backdrop of performance of other Sub- Saharan and global economies. It stresses the need for the government to spend borrowed and own resources more prudently. While acknowledging continuing strong prospects for growth, the analysis highlights considerable downside risks emanating from global uncertainties. Second section covers basic human opportunities for children in Zambia. The opportunities approach is premised on the notion that predetermined circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, and family origins should not determine people's economic, social, and political success. A person should not have fewer opportunities in life just because she is a girl or born in a rural area. This is the core principle behind the concept of equality of opportunity and it is also the framework adopted in this report for Zambia. The analysis shows the extent to which basic opportunities for education, health, and infrastructure services in Zambia are influenced by circumstances in which children find themselves.

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