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Zimbabwe�s Lost Decade : Politics, Development and Society
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 populati...
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Weaver Press
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Acronyms; List of Tables & Boxes; Preface & Acknowledgements; Part I; 1. Colonialism, Nationalism & the National Question; Introduction; The Legacy of Settler Colonialism; The Legacy of African Nationalism; The Legacy of the Liberation Struggle; The Nation-State Project and the National Question; The Collapse of the Unitary Project and its Resuscitation: 1982-1987; Conclusion; 2. The State & its Institutions; Introduction; The Nature of the Post-Colonial State; Public Service; Parliament; The Judiciary; The Executive. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Local State AuthoritiesThe Military-Security Complex and the State; The Phenomenon of the Party-State; Corruption; Conclusion; 3. Political Parties; Introduction; Background; The Contemporary Context of Parties in Zimbabwe; The History, Ideology and Platforms of Parties; The Internal Functioning and Structure of Parties; Party Funding; Gender Equality; Factionalism in Parties; Factionalism in ZANU-PF and the MDC; Inter-party Conflicts in 2000-2008; Intra-Party Conflicts in 2000-2008; Political Leadership; Conclusion; 4. Democracy, Constitutionalism & Participation; Defining Democracy. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a The Zimbabwe Debate on DemocracyDemocratisation; Debate on Constitutional Reform; The Electoral System; Participation; Conclusion; Part II; 5. Development Deferred; Introduction; The Economy at Independence; Defining 'Development' and an 'Economic Strategy'; Explaining Contradictions and Shortfalls in the 1980s; Economic Adjustment and its Limits; Stalled Agrarian and Industrial Transition; The Collapse of the Social Contract in the late 1990s; The Depth of the Economic Crisis, 1998-2008; Quasi-fiscal Activities; The Rise of a Parallel Economy and Informalisation; The Debt Burden; Conclusion. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 6. Land Reform & its AftermathIntroduction; The Land Question and the First Phase of Reform; Assessing the First Phase of Land Reform; Jambanja and the Limits of Redistribution; Decline in the Agrarian Sector; The Situation of White Farmers; The Situation of Farm Workers; The Rise of the Black Landed Elite; 7. State & Civil Society: A Changing Balance; Introduction; Defining 'Civil Society' and the 'Social Contract'; Civil Society, State and Social Contract; Civil Society: growth, orientation and challenges; Civil Society, Democratisation and Development; Links between CSOs and Parties. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a State Strategies against CSOsThe Quest for Justice, Restitution and Healing; Conclusion; 8. Society, Livelihoods & Migration; Introduction; Classes, Wealth and Poverty; Education, Health and Epidemics; Displacement and its Consequences; Livelihoods and Pressures for Migration; The Zimbabwe Diaspora, Remittances and Livelihoods; Culture, Values and Ideas; Ideas; Conclusion; 9. Punching above its Weight in Foreign Relations; Introduction; Zimbabwe's Foreign Policy and National Interests; Foreign Relations and Interventions in Southern Africa. | |
| 520 | |a 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 ëlost decadeí 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? Zimbabweís Lost Decade draws on Lloyd Sachikonyeís 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. | ||
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