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Foreign Investment in Agricultural Development : The Past of the Present in Zambia

Jenkin, Samuel LU (2018)
Abstract
This study grounds a highly charged debate on agriculture in developing countries within economic theory, by establishing a structured analytical framework for considering the potential role of foreign investment in supporting agricultural development. The framework is developed to be time and space neutral, such that it can be utilized in various geographic settings and across different time periods, enabling the assessment of continuity and change over time. The general analytical framework developed is then applied to assess the impact of foreign investment in agriculture in the case of Zambia. The study considers long term impacts of foreign investment in agriculture, at
all times seeking to balance the need for historical context... (More)
This study grounds a highly charged debate on agriculture in developing countries within economic theory, by establishing a structured analytical framework for considering the potential role of foreign investment in supporting agricultural development. The framework is developed to be time and space neutral, such that it can be utilized in various geographic settings and across different time periods, enabling the assessment of continuity and change over time. The general analytical framework developed is then applied to assess the impact of foreign investment in agriculture in the case of Zambia. The study considers long term impacts of foreign investment in agriculture, at
all times seeking to balance the need for historical context with the theoretical underpinnings of the analytical framework. To do this, the study compares the colonial administration of Northern Rhodesia (1924-1964) and the modern multi-party democracy era (1992-2016), two periods of broad openness to foreign investment, while also assessing the post-independence era of the first and second republics (1965-1991). In doing so, the study considers how foreign investment has impacted the development of Zambian agriculture, considers whether the Zambian experience conforms to received theoretical wisdom and assesses the extent to which there exist reoccurring patterns of foreign investment behavior from the colonial era to the present day. (Less)
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author
supervisor
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  • Professor Frankema, Ewout, Wageningen University
organization
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Thesis
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Foreign Investment, Agriculture, History, Zambia, Northern Rhodesia
pages
196 pages
publisher
Media-Tryck, Lund University, Sweden
defense location
Holger Crafoord Centre EC3:210
defense date
2018-10-26 10:15:00
ISBN
978-91-87793-53-0
978-91-87793-52-3
language
English
LU publication?
yes
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35c0bc96-5d03-437c-9a5b-532b5ecb2749
date added to LUP
2018-10-05 10:05:17
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2018-11-21 21:42:01
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  abstract     = {{This study grounds a highly charged debate on agriculture in developing countries within economic theory, by establishing a structured analytical framework for considering the potential role of foreign investment in supporting agricultural development. The framework is developed to be time and space neutral, such that it can be utilized in various geographic settings and across different time periods, enabling the assessment of continuity and change over time. The general analytical framework developed is then applied to assess the impact of foreign investment in agriculture in the case of Zambia. The study considers long term impacts of foreign investment in agriculture, at<br/>all times seeking to balance the need for historical context with the theoretical underpinnings of the analytical framework. To do this, the study compares the colonial administration of Northern Rhodesia (1924-1964) and the modern multi-party democracy era (1992-2016), two periods of broad openness to foreign investment, while also assessing the post-independence era of the first and second republics (1965-1991). In doing so, the study considers how foreign investment has impacted the development of Zambian agriculture, considers whether the Zambian experience conforms to received theoretical wisdom and assesses the extent to which there exist reoccurring patterns of foreign investment behavior from the colonial era to the present day.}},
  author       = {{Jenkin, Samuel}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-87793-53-0}},
  keywords     = {{Foreign Investment; Agriculture; History; Zambia; Northern Rhodesia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  publisher    = {{Media-Tryck, Lund University, Sweden}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{Foreign Investment in Agricultural Development : The Past of the Present in Zambia}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/52606846/Foreign_Investment_in_Agricultural_Development.pdf}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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