Good Local Economics

The autumn statement has shone a light on the paucity of existing economic options left for the government and its inability to innovate.  It may be left to local economic stewardship to forge a new economic destiny.

Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund proves how much more can be achieved when local people are in control. Will the country’s new government take it to the next level? Austin Macauley reports

The run up to Zambia’s elections in September was characterised by as much mud slinging by rival politicians as you’d find in the UK. But there was one issue that they all agreed on: the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) must be protected at all costs.