Abstract: This article stems from a study done on the implications on human security of the victims of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) implementation during the era of President FTJ Chiluba in the 1990s. SAP was implemented as a way to reform the non-performing State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) at that time. This implementation of SAP was in adherence with the requisite conditions for an economic bailout package for Zambia by the World Bank. In a case such as the Zambia Airways, workers were brought into the world of unemployment overnight and unprepared because the declaration of the closure of the firm was abrupt. Adopting a qualitative research design and using focus group discussions as sources of data for this research, the aim of the study was to gain an insight into the experiences of the persons who lost employment during the implementation of the reform. In doing this, the study sought to appreciation the possible correlation between the implementation of SAP and the extinguishing of human security of the victims of the reforms. The study concluded that indeed the human security of the people who lost employment was shattered. It is recommended that in the event of implementation of such reforms in the future, certain social safety nets must be in place in order to defend and safe guard the human security of citizens.
Keywords: Structural adjustment program, public management reforms, new public management, human security, state owned enterprises.
Title: Implications of the Structural Adjustment Program on Human Security in Zambia
Author: Dr. Atangambuyu Sinyani Silungwe, Dr. Wilson Silungwe
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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