Initial Conditions and Agricultural Development in Zambia, 1915-2015
Zambia, previously Northern Rhodesia, has exhibited a remarkable consistencyin the focus of its agricultural policies throughout the colonial and independenceeras. Assessing the 100 year period from 1915, this study applies a political economy framework to present evidence on the extent to which, and throughwhat mechanisms, initial natural resource endowments have influenced statepolicies in Zambi