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Basic Needs Basket (BNB) For January 2011: Will the Minimum Wage Increase the Purchasing Power for Employees? JCTR Asks as the Lusaka BNB Reaches K3,000,000
(2011-02-05)The minimum wage is one of the most important labour market policies in any economy. It is an instrument that raises much debate due to mainly three things. First, its effects on the welfare of employees, especially those ... -
Chinsali February 2022 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-02-28)This survey was conducted on 27th February, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at Old ... -
Chipata February 2021 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-02-28)This survey was conducted on 27th February, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at Kapata ... -
Cost Benefit Analysis of Employment Created By Zambian Agribusinesses
(2013-03)Zambia is endowed with abundant natural resources, but in spite of the nation’s potential the problems of unemployment, underemployment and poverty have not been meaningfully alleviated by substantial investment and a fast ... -
Cost of Living of Primary School Teachers: The Case of Lusaka Province
(2000-06)The main findings of the study are that incomes earned by teachers in government school were significantly lower than those earned by their colleagues in private schools. However, incomes for teachers in private schools ... -
December 2001 JCTR: Final Report of the Evaluation of the Dept Project
(2001-12-30)This report synthesis findings, conclusions, recommendations, and lessons learnt from the evaluation of the CCJP/JCTR debt project. The main purpose of the evaluation was to examine the implementation and performance of ... -
December 2003 JCTR Dept Project: Jubilee Zambia Half-Year Report
(2003-12-30)This report covers the period July 2003 to December 2003 and builds upon the first half-year narrative report (January 2003 to June 2003) submitted in June 2003. as stated in the project. to promote equitable debt cancellation ... -
December 2004 JCTR: Debt, HIPC and the MDGs- can Zambia Scale the Height
(2004-12-30)Zambia is among the most heavily indebted countries in Africa. The decline in copper prices and the increase in oil prices in the early 1970s led to a considerable deterioration in Zambia's terms of trade. The authorities ... -
Empower Youth With Jobs to Meet Their Basic Needs, Says JCTR
(2012-03-15)Zambia’s policy framework in response to the challenges of youth development is embedded in a number of polices and strategies. These policies and plans are products of changes in time and context of the situation of the ... -
February 2007 Case Study: Investing Directly in the Poor: A Demand for Social Protection in Zambia
(2007-03-02)In terms of macro-economic indicators, Zambia appears like a country that is positioned to make a break-through in national development: the economy has achieved positive economic growth for many consecutive years, ... -
Insights of the August Basic Needs Basket (BNB): A discussion
(2020-09-27)This video is an interview with JCTR's Muchimba Siamachoka where she is discussing the Insights of the August Basic Needs Basket (BNB). She is interviewed by Annette Mulenga of JCTR. -
January 1996 Zambia: A Case Study of Economic Reform and the Impact on the Poor.
(1996-01-30)Zambia is a "classic case" of a poor African country struggling with the problems of political and economic transitions. In 1991 , it moved out of 27 years of one-patty/one-man rule by the leader of its independence fight, ... -
January 1996 Case Study: The Pastoral Circle: Background and Use
(1996-01-30)For several decades, church pastoral workers have followed the "see, judge, act" methodology introduced by the Cardin-related movements (e.g., Young Christian Workers* Young Christian Students), This method is a popular ... -
January 1997 Bulletin: Ecology, Population and Justice: Our Attitude Towards Ecology: are we Responsible for Damage Caused.
(1997-01-30)Human beings are created to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord and by means of doing this to save-their sows. The other things on the face of this earth are created for the human beings, to help them in the pursuit ... -
January 1997 Bulletin: SAP: Is it the Solution or the Problem? the Case Study of Zambia
(1997-01-30)When the Bishops of Eastern and Southern Africa issued their "Message" at the close of the 1994 African Synod, they reflected on the serious sociology-economic suffering experienced by so many of their people in various ... -
January 1998 Case Study: A Continent on the Margins
(1998-01-30)Contemporary Africa can be compared to the man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho; he fell among robbers who stripped him, beat him and went away, leaving him half-dead (cf. Lk 10:30-37). Africa is a continent where ... -
January 2000 Case Study: Grassroots Analysis: The Emphasis on Culture
(2000-01-30)First, there was an intellectual moment Here acknowledge the insight and emphasis of my colleague for many years at the Center of Concern in Washington DC, Joe Holland. Writing in the "Preface" of the revised and enlarged ... -
The JCTR Basic Needs Basket - A Tool For Action By Households
(2006)The Basic Needs Basket (BNB) is an accurate monthly survey that shows the bare minimum cost of living for a family of six - the basic cost of essential food and non-food items needed by an average sized family to live with ... -
The JCTR Basic Needs Basket - A Tool For Action By NGO’s
(2006)The Basic Needs Basket (BNB) is an accurate monthly survey that shows the bare minimum cost of living for a family of six - the basic cost of essential food and non-food items needed by an average sized family to live with ... -
The JCTR Basic Needs Basket - A Tool For Action By Trade Unions
(2006)The Basic Needs Basket (BNB) is an accurate monthly survey that shows the bare minimum cost of living for a family of six - the basic cost of essential food and non-food items needed by an average sized family to live with ...