This study surveys and analyses Zambia's socio-economic development during the first two decades of its existence as an independent state.
CONTENTS: Physical and social geography -- 2. Pre-colonial Zambian history-- 3 The political economy of northern Rhodesia: 1900-1964 – 4. Political economy of Zambia: 1964-1984 -- 4. Politics, ideology and class -- 5. Economic development -- 6. Social development - a basic needs approach -- 7. The development crisis - the emergence of a new strategy for financial stabilization and economic restructuring -- 8. Aid and development