Overview
- Highlights how gendered education and regional health inequality have hindered economic development in Zambia
- Examines how poor health care limited sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic
- Adds the legacy of Christian missionaries to broader debates on colonialism and African economics
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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About this book
This open access book examines the long-term impact of Christian missionaries in Zambia, and sub-Saharan Africa more generally, on education, health, and economic development. It examines how Christian missionaries provided Western-style education and healthcare within sub-Saharan Africa during the 20th century and how this was provided along unequal gender and regional lines. With sub-Saharan Africa currently facing challenges in the provision of essential public goods and services, the legacy of Christian missionaries in Zambia provides an insightful case study for better understanding how gendered education and regional health inequality have hindered economic development in this region.
This book offers a new perspective on colonialism and the economic challenges faced within Africa. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested development economics and economic history.
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About the author
Michael Chanda Chiseni is a Research Fellow at Gothenburg University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Economic Impact of Christian Missionaries in Zambia
Book Subtitle: A Historical and Long-Term Perspective, 1924-2018
Authors: Michael Chanda Chiseni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65304-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-65303-2Published: 20 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-65306-3Due: 03 August 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-65304-9Published: 19 July 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 89
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Economics, Economic History, Development Economics