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Putting privatisation into practice: the case of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2001

John Craig
John Craig
Affiliation:
Institute of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK
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Abstract

During the 1990s, African governments sought to translate their commitment to privatise state enterprises into action. In doing so, they faced questions concerning the form in which these enterprises would be sold, to whom and on what terms. This paper examines the privatisation of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) between 1992 and 2000. It argues that the capacity of the Zambian government to determine the answers to these questions was constrained by a number of factors, of which the most important were the strategies pursued by potential purchasers, the demands of donors and the financial weakness of ZCCM itself.

Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , September 2001 , pp. 389 - 410
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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