Zambia Government Reforms have not raised Country out of Poverty

The United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) released a 2014 report, revealing Zambia to be the poorest nation globally. The other nine on the top ten list in ranking order are the Gaza Strip (81%); Zimbabwe (80%); Chad (80%); Maldova (80%); Haiti (80%); Liberia (80%); Guatemala (75%); Suriname (70%); and Angola (70%). Statistics on poverty in Zambia reflect 86%, or seven out of ten citizens subsist on fewer than a couple of dollars a day. Although Zambia is a top producer of copper world-wide it remains a poverty-stricken country. Other industry sectors include cement and agriculture.

Colonization of Zambia occurred in the 13th century when native Khoisans were overtaken by European settlers. By the end of the 19th century, Zambia was a British protectorate. Not until 1964 did the nation win independence from Britain when President Kaunda's socialist party declared sovereignty, ruling until 1991 as a single-party state. Zambia became a multi-party state under succeeding presiden,t Chiluba, experiencing a strengthening economy and decentralized government. Reforms continued under succeeding ruler, Mwanawasa, which included a reduction in corruption and a higher standard of living. Despite all this and the fact Zambia was recognized as ". . . one of the world's fastest economically reformed countries . . ." in 2010, today remains

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