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
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
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Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children
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description 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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title Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children
title_short Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children
title_full Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children
title_fullStr Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children
title_full_unstemmed Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children
title_sort zambia economic brief : recent economic developments and the state of basic human opportunities for children
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url 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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spelling okr-10986-268182021-04-23T14:04:37Z Zambia Economic Brief : Recent Economic Developments and the State of Basic Human Opportunities for Children World Bank 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 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. 2017-05-31T20:45:16Z 2017-05-31T20:45:16Z 2012-11-23 Report 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work Africa Zambia