Zambia's economy is quite reliant on copper
mining, and is therefore exposed to commodity price changes. In recent years,
it grew at a fairly rapid pace. Zambia has one of the youngest populations in
the world, with 46 percent under the age of 15, putting tremendous pressure on
education and job creation.
Food for Thought
A competitive and vibrant
post-secondary educational system in any country is a critical precursor to ensuring that
the workforce of tomorrow will possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to
create and manage new businesses, to privatize and restructure existing enterprises, and
to regulate business activity effectively-all elements of a robust private sector.
-"Assessment of Graduate Management Education", William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan Business School (2003)
