From idealism to realism: a social history of the Dutch in Zambia 1965-2013

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Title:	From idealism to realism: a social history of the Dutch in Zambia 1965-2013
Author:	Hoek, Anne-Lot
Year:	2014
Issue:	20
Pages:	113
Language:	English
Series:	ASC occasional publications
City of publisher:	Leiden
Publisher:	African Studies Centre
ISBN:	9789054481393
Geographic terms:	Zambia Netherlands
Subjects:	development cooperation Dutch attitudes social history
External link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1887/25710
Abstract:	After almost fifty years of Dutch-Zambian relationships, Dutch development cooperation officially ended when the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Lusaka closed its doors in 2013. However, a committed community of Dutch entrepreneurs and (former) development workers have remained in the country. How do they and Zambians look back on the Dutch involvement in Zambia? What have been the lasting effects of Dutch activities? Did the Dutch presence mean anything substantial from the perspectives of those involved? And what does this legacy hold for future connections? The personal perspective of people working in or with the development process that is used in this publication gives a unique insight into the history of Dutch presence in Zambia between 1965 nd 2013. [Book abstract]