Zambia
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
March 2002

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.

Acronyms
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Macroeconomic Situation
	1.1	Introduction
	1.2	Situation Analysis
Chapter 2. Poverty Profile in Zambia
	2.1	The Concept and Measurement of Poverty
	2.2	The Evolution of Poverty in Zambia During the 1990s
	2.3	Main Barriers to Moving Out of Poverty
	2.4	Views of the Poor on Causes of Poverty
Chapter 3. Governance and Poverty Reduction
	3.1	Introduction
	3.2	Situation Analysis
	3.3	Governance Programmes for Poverty Reduction
Chapter 4. PRSP National Goals and Objectives
	4.1	Introduction
	4.2	PRSP Macroeconomic Framework (2002-2004)
	4.3	Key PRSP Issues for Reviving Growth
	4.4	Public Sector Management
	4.5	Rural Development
Chapter 5. Agriculture
	5.1.	Introduction
	5.2	Situation Analysis
	5.3	PRSP Interventions in Agriculture
Chapter 6. Industry
	6.1	Introduction
	6.2	Situation Analysis
	6.3	Industrial Development Programmes for Poverty Reduction
	6.4	Prioritising of Industrial Programmes
Chapter 7. Tourism
	7.1	Introduction
	7.2	Situation Analysis
	7.3	PRSP Planned Programmes in Tourism
	7.4	Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines
Chapter 8. Mining
	8.1	Introduction
	8.2	Situation Analysis
	8.3	Sector Programmes/Strategies
Chapter 9. Education
	9.1	Introduction
	9.2	Situation Analysis
	9.3	Planned Interventions
	9.4	PRSP Strategies in Education
Chapter 10. Health
	10.1	Introduction
	10.2	Situation Analysis
	10.3	Programme Priorities
Chapter 11. Water and Sanitation
	11.1	Introduction
	11.2	Situation Analysis
	11.3	Water Sector Strategies for Poverty Reduction
	11.4	PRSP Water Sector Interventions
	11.5	Implementation Arrangements
Chapter 12. Energy
	12.1	Introduction
	12.2	Situation Analysis
	12.3	PRSP Strategies for Poverty Reduction in the Energy Sector
Chapter 13. Transport, Communications and Roads
	13.1	Introduction
	13.2	Situation Analysis
	13.3	PRSP Interventions in Transport,Communications and Roads
Chapter 14. Cross-Cutting Issues
	14.1	Introduction
	14.2	HIV/AIDS
	14.3	Gender
	14.4	Environment
Chapter 15. Financing of the Poverty Reduction Programme
	15.1	Underlying Considerations
	15.2	Defining the Resource Envelope
	15.3	Priority PRSP Expenditures
Chapter 16. Implementation Structures and Mechanisms
	16.1	Overview of PRSP Implementation Strategy
	16.2	PRSP Planning, Linkages and Information Systems
	16.3	Institutional Framework
Chapter 17. Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation
	17.1	Introduction
	17.2	Monitoring the Poverty Reduction Strategy
	17.3	Evaluation Strategy
	17.4	Next Steps after Implementation
Appendices
Appendix 1: The Participatory Process in the Zambian PRSP
Appendix 2: Objectives, Policy Actions, and Costing
	Appendix 2-1 Governance Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-2 Macroeconomic Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-3 Agriculture Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-4 Industry Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-5 Tourism Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-6 Mining Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-7 Education Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-8 Health Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-9 Water And Sanitation Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-10 Energy Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-11 Transport And Communications Policy Action
	Appendix 2-12 Hiv/Aids Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-13 Gender Policy Actions
	Appendix 2-14 Environment Policy Actions
Appendix 3: Objectively Verifiable Indicators
	Appendix 3-1 Governance
	Appendix 3-2 Macroeconomic
	Appendix 3-3 Agriculture
	Appendix 3-4 Industry
	Appendix 3-5 Tourism
	Appendix 3-6 Mining
	Appendix 3-7 Education
	Appendix 3-8 Health
	Appendix 3-9 Water
	Appendix 3-10 Energy
	Appendix 3-11 Transport, Communication and Roads
	Appendix 3-12 HIV/AIDS
	Appendix 3-13 Gender
	Appendix 3-14 Environment
List of Tables
	Table 2.1: Overall and extreme poverty in Zambia, in rural and urban areas, 1991-1998
	Table 2.2: Changes in selected poverty indicators/measures in Zambia, 1996-1998
	Table 2.3: Incidence of overall poverty and of extreme poverty and percentage change between 1996 and 1998 for different socio-economic strata
	Table 2.4: Incidence of poverty in male headed and female headed households in Zambia
	Table 2.5: Overall and extreme poverty in Zambia in rural and urban areas, 1998 (percentage of population)
	Table 2.6: Distribution of Zambia's poor by province, 1998 (percent population)
	Table 2.7: Five highest ranking districts in Zambia on some major components of poverty, 1998
	Table 2.8: Applicants, beneficiaries, and disbursements under the Public Assistance Welfare Scheme
	Table 2.9: Perceptions of a `good life' by the poor: Luapula Province
	Table 2.10: Perceptions of a `good life' by the poor: Lusaka
	Table 4.1: Macroeconomic framework and assumptions: 1999-2004
	Table 4.2: GDP by kind of activity (at constant 1994 prices in K million)
	Table 5.1: Summary of irrigation potential in Zambia
	Table 5.2: Characteristics of Zambian agriculture
	Table 7.1: Selected performance indicators in the Tourism Sector
	Table 8.1: Metal consumption in recent recessions (percentage change)
	Table 15.1: Gross Domestic Expenditure, 1998-2004
	Table 15.2: Central Government Budget, 1999-2004
	Table 15.3: Sectoral Share of PRSP Budget, 2002-2004
	Table 17.1: Summary of core PRSP monitoring indicators
	Table A1: National Development Priorities in the NPRAP, 2000-2004
List of Figures
	Figure 1: Zambia GNP Per Capita
	Figure 5.1: Agriculture Real Growth Rates, 1992-2001
	Figure 8.1: Volume of Copper Production in Zambia: 1990-1999 (tonnes)
	Figure 8.2: World Market Prices for Refined Copper
	Figure 17.1: Poverty Monitoring and Analysis Institutional Framework
List of Charts
	Chart 2.1: External Aid Flows, 1970-1994

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