Twenty Years of Independence in Zimbabwe: From Liberation to Authoritarianism

by S. Darnolf (Editor), L. Laakso (Editor)

Overview

This collection offers comprehensive insights into pivotal areas of concern regarding developments in Zimbabwe since its independence. By disclosing the intra-elite competition, assessing the performance of Zimbabwe's economy and explaining how the country's natural resources have been managed, we can better understand the ruling ZANU-PF's increasing reliance on the so-called war veterans and the land reform issue for its political survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333804537
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/07/2003
Series:	International Political Economy Series , #13996
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	245
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

DONALD CHIMANIKIRE Chair of International Relations and Social Studies Department, Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe DANIEL COMPAGNON Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Bordeaux, France GODFREY KANYENZE Chief Economist, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions NORMA KRIGER Visiting Professor, Goucher College, Baltimore, USA ANDERS NARMAN Assistant Professor, Department of Human and Economic Geography, Goteborg University, Sweden BRIAN RAFTOPOULOS Associate Professor at IDS, University of Zimbabwe HELGE RØNNING Professor of Media Studies, University of Oslo, Norway MARJA SPIERENBURG Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The Netherlands CHRISTINE SYLVESTER Professor, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague

Table of Contents

Research in Zimbabwe: From Analysis to Practice; L.Laakso Indigenization, the State Bourgeoisie and Neo-authoritarian Politics; B.Raftopoulos & D.Compagnon The Performance of the Zimbabwean Economy, 1980-2000; G.Kanyenze Natural Resource Management in the Communal Areas: From Centralization to Decentralization and Back Again; M.Spierenburg Zimbabwe's War Veterans and the Ruling Party: Continuities in Political Dynamics; N.Kriger Regional Voting and Cabinet Formation; L.Laakso Education in Zimbabwe: A Matter of Success?; A.Narman Vacillations Around Women: The Overlapping Meanings of 'Women' in the Zimbabwean Context; C.Sylvester Foreign and Security Policy of Zimbabwe: From Independence to the DRC; D.Chimanikire The Media in Zimbabwe: The Struggle Between State and Civil Society; H.Rønning

Editorial Reviews

'... their book provides valuable insights into what has led to the country's current parlous condition today.' - Derek Ingram, The Round Table

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