Zimbabwe The Link Between Politics And The Economy

Author : Godfrey Kanyenze
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781779224088

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In this accessible and authoritative book, Godfrey Kanyenze provides a comprehensive and far-reaching analysis of the socio-economic development in Zimbabwe in light of the expanding authoritarianism and the ongoing destruction of democratic institutions during the four decades after independence. Kanyenze describes the various phases of the socio-economic development starting with 1980 when the people of Zimbabwe saw their hard-won independence and new democracy as a promise for a "better life for all". Kanyenze highlights how by dismantling all barriers of economic and legal restraint, and that despite being necessary, The land reform programme put the political and financial interests of the elite before those of the people which continues to this day. Kanyenze reveals the governmental attacks on civil society, and notes how economic policy was not even part of an "authoritarian bargain", an implicit arrangement between ruling elites and citizens whereby citizens relinquish political freedom in exchange for public goods. And he concludes this analysis with a current update of Zimbabwe today, where citizens have nothing -neither political freedom nor public goods. This impressive and gripping account of an authoritarian capitalist system and a country in decline is a must-read for students, researchers, policymakers and those who want to better understand how politics and the economy, interests, conflicts, and power work together.

Author : Godfrey Kanyenze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1779224060

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Zimbabwe by Godfrey Kanyenze Pdf

In this accessible and authoritative book, Godfrey Kanyenze provides a comprehensive and far-reaching analysis of the socio-economic development in Zimbabwe in light of the expanding authoritarianism and the ongoing destruction of democratic institutions during the four decades after independence. Kanyenze describes the various phases of the socio-economic development starting with 1980 when the people of Zimbabwe saw their hard-won independence and new democracy as a promise for a "better life for all". Kanyenze highlights how by dismantling all barriers of economic and legal restraint, and that despite being necessary, The land reform programme put the political and financial interests of the elite before those of the people which continues to this day. Kanyenze reveals the governmental attacks on civil society, and notes how economic policy was not even part of an "authoritarian bargain", an implicit arrangement between ruling elites and citizens whereby citizens relinquish political freedom in exchange for public goods. And he concludes this analysis with a current update of Zimbabwe today, where citizens have nothing -neither political freedom nor public goods. This impressive and gripping account of an authoritarian capitalist system and a country in decline is a must-read for students, researchers, policymakers and those who want to better understand how politics and the economy, interests, conflicts, and power work together.

Author : Suzanne Dansereau,Mario Zamponi
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Zimbabwe
ISBN : 9171065415

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The two articles are revised versions of papers presented at the end of May 2004 to a Zimbabwe Conference at the Nordic Africa Institute, which was co-organized by the project "Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa" (LiDeSA). They highlight current socio-economic aspects of Zimbabwean society. By doing so, they raise relevant issues, yet ones that have tended to be neglected given the almost exclusive concentration on political events. While this is understandable, the articles fill the gap in our knowledge and add insights into important sectors of society. These include information on the Zimbabwean economy and the present constraints of the decline, which together help us to understand the structural legacy that any future government will have to deal with. What is more, the elections in Zimbabwe in 2005 provide an ideal moment to discuss such matters. This Discussion Paper will thereby make a substantive contribution to the analysis of the overall picture in Zimbabwe.

Author : Ezra Chitando,Munyaradzi Nyakudya,Government Phiri
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443892865

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Resilience Under Siege by Ezra Chitando,Munyaradzi Nyakudya,Government Phiri Pdf

This volume explores the challenges and solutions experienced within Zimbabwe’s economic and social spheres, with particular reference to the “crisis years” (2000–2008) and the “promising turn” (2009–2012). This latter phase was prompted by the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU). The contributors to the volume pay attention to how individuals and institutions sought to respond to the crisis, critiquing the reactions of various actors and exploring solutions to the various challenges that were experienced. Chapters in this book include reviews of agricultural subsidies, a gendered approach to poverty, the collapse of service delivery (including a particular focus on education), the “look East policy”, the expansion of the religious sector, and the experiences of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa. Underlying these contributions are the concepts of resilience and agency. The authors all highlight the massive challenges that individuals and institutions had to navigate, and acknowledge the creativity deployed in such quests. This book will appeal to scholars in economics, history and economic history, religious studies, education, and political science, as well as the general reader.

Author : Hevina Smith Dashwood
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802082262

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Dashwood argues that it was the class interests of the ruling elite of Zimbabwethat explains the failure of the government to devise a coherent, socially sensitive development strategy in conjunction with market-based reforms.

Author : Ibbo Mandaza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Zimbabwe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001939102

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Zimbabwe by Ibbo Mandaza Pdf

Focuses on the relationship between the colonial legacy and the pattern of political and socio-economic development in the post- independence era. Analyses structural limitations on development.

Author : Kirk Helliker,Manase Kudzai Chiweshe,Sandra Bhatasara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351273220

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The Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe by Kirk Helliker,Manase Kudzai Chiweshe,Sandra Bhatasara Pdf

Since the introduction of the fast track land reform programme in 2000, Zimbabwe has undergone major economic and political shifts and these have had a profound impact on both urban and rural livelihoods. This book provides rich empirical studies that examine a range of multi-faceted and contested livelihoods within the context of systemic crises. Taking a broad political economy approach, the chapters advance a grounded and in-depth understanding of emerging and shifting livelihood processes, strategies and resilience that foregrounds agency at household level. Highlighting an emergent scholarship amongst young black scholars in Zimbabwe, and providing an understanding of how people and communities respond to socio-economic challenges, this book is an important read for scholars of African political economy, southern African studies and livelihoods.

Author : Michael G. Schatzberg
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008560321

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The Political Economy of Zimbabwe by Michael G. Schatzberg Pdf

Author : Patrick Bond
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Finance
ISBN : 0865435391

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Uneven Zimbabwe by Patrick Bond Pdf

Uneven Zimbabwe examines the influence of domestic and international financial markets and financiers in uneven development in Zimbabwe, using - and contributing to - the tools of radical political economy. Theoretically, Bond begins with criticism of the classical Marxist concepts of "finance capital" for focusing on institutional characteristics and failing to grasp underlying dynamics. Instead, as economic crisis tendencies emerge, the power of finance periodically intensifies, temporarily displacing crisis through time and space and across geographical scales. But the limits of the financial solution become evident when paper assets delink from the productive assets they are meant to represent, as well as in the role that finance plays in amplifying uneven development across different economic sectors, spaces and scales.

Author : Arthur Jim Patsanza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : UVA:X002018493

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Our Zimbabwe by Arthur Jim Patsanza Pdf

Author : Tor Skalnes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349137664

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The Politics of Economic Reform in Zimbabwe by Tor Skalnes Pdf

In 1990 Zimbabwe embarked on economic liberalisation. The country's economic associations, notably that erstwhile proponent of protectionism, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, had successfully lobbied for gradual reform. While state autonomy has often been regarded as a vital condition for reform, in Zimbabwe societal groups have induced an initially recalcitrant government to reconsider its basic policies. After 1980 the government tried to limit political competition. However, because of the perceived need for racial reconciliation following the guerrilla war, it maintained dialogue with settler-dominated interest groups along the pattern of societal corporatism established in the 1930s. By contrast, African associations, particularly labour unions, have regularly been subjected to regimentation. The government, however, has listened more closely to the demands of African farmers, who want to preserve parastatal marketing and governmental determination of prices. In Zimbabwe key urban groups support liberalisation while key rural groups do not. Theories of urban bias must therefore be qualified.

Author : Giovanni Arrighi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015011244822

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The Political Economy of Rhodesia by Giovanni Arrighi Pdf

Study of political aspects of the economy of Zimbabwe - covers historical factors (with particular reference to the economic base of southern rhodesia before world war 2 and the political implications thereof), the social structure, capitalistic economic development, foreign investment, social change, the activities of White interest groups, etc. References.

Author : George Kararach,Raphael O. Otieno
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191064708

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Economic Management in a Hyperinflationary Environment by George Kararach,Raphael O. Otieno Pdf

This volume provides an accessible and up-to-date account of the difficulties that the Zimbabwean economy and its population experienced during the crisis which peaked in 2008. It details the suffering and chaos that befell the country with dramatic socio-economic consequences on growth, macroeconomic stability, service delivery, livelihoods, and development. The volume seeks to provide a political economy analysis of leadership and economic management in developing economies based on Zimbabwe's experience. It examines the triggers of the crisis, and the negative impact on productive sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture, social sectors such as education and health, and on financial services. The volume will be of interest to students of policy and economic management, as well as to government departments, central banks in developing countries, development agencies, donors, and NGOs.

Author : Lloyd Sachikonye
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781779331946

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Zimbabwes Lost Decade by Lloyd Sachikonye Pdf

Zimbabwe occupies a special place in African politics and international relations, and has been the subject of intense debates over the years. At independence in 1980, the country was better endowed than most in Africa, and seemed poised for economic development and political pluralism. The population was relatively well educated, the industrial and agricultural bases were strong, and levels of infrastructure were impressive. However, in less than two decades, Zimbabwe was mired in a deep political and economic crisis. Towards the end of its third decade of independence, the economy had collapsed and the country had been transformed into a repressive state. How can we make sense of this decline? How can we explain the lost decade that followed? Can the explanation be reduced to the authoritarian leadership of Robert Mugabe and role of ZANU-PF? Or was something defective about in the institutions through which the state has exercised its authority? Or was it the result of imperialism, the West and sanctions? Zimbabwes Lost Decade draws on Lloyd Sachikonyes analyses of political developments over the past 25 years. It offers a critique of leadership, systems of governance, and economic strategies, and argues for democratic values and practices, and more broad-based participation in the development process.

Author : Godfrey Kanyenze
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781779224071

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Zimbabwe: The Link Between Politics and the Economy by Godfrey Kanyenze Pdf

In this accessible and authoritative book, Godfrey Kanyenze provides a comprehensive and far-reaching analysis of the socio-economic development in Zimbabwe in light of the expanding authoritarianism and the ongoing destruction of democratic institutions during the four decades after independence. Kanyenze describes the various phases of the socio-economic development starting with 1980 when the people of Zimbabwe saw their hard-won independence and new democracy as a promise for a "better life for all". Kanyenze highlights how by dismantling all barriers of economic and legal restraint, and that despite being necessary, The land reform programme put the political and financial interests of the elite before those of the people which continues to this day. Kanyenze reveals the governmental attacks on civil society, and notes how economic policy was not even part of an "authoritarian bargain", an implicit arrangement between ruling elites and citizens whereby citizens relinquish political freedom in exchange for public goods. And he concludes this analysis with a current update of Zimbabwe today, where citizens have nothing -neither political freedom nor public goods. This impressive and gripping account of an authoritarian capitalist system and a country in decline is a must-read for students, researchers, policymakers and those who want to better understand how politics and the economy, interests, conflicts, and power work together.