The economy / James Fry -- The public service / Dennis L. Dresang and Ralph A. Young -- The parastatal sector / Sheridan Johns -- Corporate autonomy and government control of state enterprises / George Simwinga -- Party and administration under the one-party state / Ian Scott -- Urban local authorities / Alan Greenwood and John Howell -- Rural administration / William Tordoff -- The social context of political penetration: Village and ward committees in Kasama district / Michael Bratton -- Two case studies in rural development / Cherry Gertzel