Special Economic Zones in Zambia

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Special economic zones have been increasing in Zambia over the last few years. The impact of the zones on the local economy have not been fully understood. The purpose of this research is to have a holistic overview of zone history, activity and impact on the formal job sector. To ascertain the interaction of the zones with national economic policy. This study provides a literature review on zones in Zambia and analysis primary and secondary data on the zones contribution to national employment, manufacturing FDI. It also analysis the effects of economic policy on zone investment and occupancy rates. The findings show zones have had modest contribution to formal job creation but the lack of zone specific legislature is negatively affecting their performance.