Mineral Resource Management and Economic Growth: What Zambia Should Learn from Chile

Natural resource dependent economies are totted of being in a cycle economic boom and slump, the natural curse. This paper looks at management compares relations between prices copper macroeconomic performance Chile Zambia, two copper-rich countries with contrasting fortunes. It explores fiscal policies mining taxes regimes, non-fiscal benefits mining. Eleven indicators used to compare domestic external volatility its possible source countries. Using indicators, it was found that Zambian economy is relatively more affected by fluctuations than Chilean economy. That both uncertainty rampant Zambia shows evidence detrimental effect Zambia’s indiscreet populism-driven policy inconsistencies on