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Social Policy and Human Development in Zambia (PB) (Paperback, 2nd Revised ed.)
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Social Policy and Human Development in Zambia (PB) (Paperback, 2nd Revised ed.)
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Social Policy And Human Development In Zambia discusses social
policy and human development endeavours in Zambia, including the
various societal forces that converged on the country in both the
pre-colonial and colonial periods and which later influenced
post-colonial social policy initiatives. The pre-colonial era
epitomised indigenous forms of social protection that safeguarded
the well-being of Africans. Colonial rule, which was foreign in
orientation, was geared towards meeting the needs of a small
European settler population through social policy programmes. Most
of the discussions in the book unfold in the setting of a
post-colonial society. The central thesis of the book is that
social policy and human development in Zambia are inextricably
bound up with the political and economic forces in the country and
that they constantly reinforce each other. Politics is taken as an
important variable that legitimises the role of politicians and
policy-makers in determining the development path of the country.
Thus, their efficacy, lack of depth or ineptitude will be
translated into the way public policies, including social policy,
are formulated and implemented. Given the normative nature of
social policy, it is argued that ideology plays a critical role in
both its formulation and execution. This argument is brought home
by showing how the socialist government in Zambia during the 1960s
and 1970s relied upon ideology to marshal social policy towards the
goal of national development. Based on the analyses of different
political eras in the country the book also argues that the economy
is the central pillar in the implementation of social policy and
the provision of social services.
...................................................... Ndangwa
Noyoo holds a Ph.D in Social Development from the University of the
Witwatersrand, South Africa and an M.phil in Development Studies
from the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a Senior
Researcher at the University of Johannesburg and was also a
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Fondation Maison des
sciences de l'homme (MSH), Paris, France. He has held the positions
of Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Department of Social Work
in the School of Human and Community Development, University of the
Witwatersrand. He is currently a Senior Social Policy Specialist at
the National Department of Social Development Tshwane, South
Africa. He has published on various socio-economic and political
issues, especially in the context of Zambia and Africa.
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