A CRITICAL REVIEW OF STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT CREATION IN ZAMBIA
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbms.v4i4.74Keywords:
Economic diversification, economic growth, employment, labour force, rural unemployment, seventh national development plan, urban unemployment, 7NDPAbstract
This is a critical review of the various strategic directions, measures and programmes that the Zambian Government has formulated and attempted to implement in an effort to create valuable, inclusive and sustainable job opportunities. The paper reviews the 2015 Youth Policy, the Vision 2030, and the 7NDP. The paper recommends that government should religiously implement all the programmes under various strategic options aimed at achieving enhanced employment creation in the Zambian economy within the set parameters of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 2018- 2021. In so doing, the objectives of the MTEF shall be achieved as well as employment creation.
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. Central Statistics Office (2017). Labour Force Survey Report 2017 Second Quarter. Lusaka: Central Statistics Office.
. Ministry of Finance (2018). 2019-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and 2019 Budget. Lusaka: Ministry of Finance
. Ministry of National Development Planning (2017). The Seventh National Development Plan. Lusaka: Ministry of National Development Planning.
. Ministry of Youth and Sport (2015). 2015 National Youth Policy. Lusaka: Ministry of Youth and Sport.
. Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (2015). Flagship Project: More and Better Jobs. Lusaka: Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
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