Since Zimbabwe's transition to black-majority rule in 1980, the political changes in that country have been the subject of much study and debate. In this cogent analysis, Hevina Dashwood traces the evolution of Zimbabwe's development strategy from independence to 1997.
During this period, there was a fundamental shift away from the social-welfarist orientation of the original development strategy, a change that coincided with the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme in 1991. Dashwood traces the reconfiguration of the class structure in Zimbabwe, which led to the formation of a state-based bourgeoisie, whose interests are more closely aligned with those of the agrarian and entrepreneurial elites, rather than with the poor. Greater reliance was placed on market considerations and it became clear that the government was moving away from its earlier strong commitment to meeting the welfare needs of the poor. Dashwood argues that it was the class interests of the ruling elite, rather than pressure from the international financial institutions, that explains the failure of the government to devise a coherent, socially sensitive development strategy in conjunction with market-based reforms.
This account of Zimbabwe's transformation sheds light on recent events in Zimbabwe as well as current debates on economic development throughout Africa.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-243) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 338.96891/009/048
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 0802044239 9781442683792
- LCCN
- HC910
- LCCN Item number
- D37 2000eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xii, 252 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00602018 (OCoLC)431557378 (CaOOCEL)418051
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 8
- PREFACE 10
- ABBREVIATIONS 12
- 1 Introduction 16
- 2 The Original Development Strategy, 1980–1986 33
- 3 External Capitulation or Domestic Reform? 70
- 4 The Social and Political Process 98
- 5 The Impetus for Change, 1987–1991 127
- 6 The New Development Strategy 154
- 7 The Decline of Social Welfarism, 1991–1997 179
- 8 Conclusion 201
- NOTES 210
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 246
- INDEX 258
- A 258
- B 258
- C 258
- D 259
- E 260
- F 261
- G 261
- H 261
- I 261
- K 261
- L 261
- M 262
- N 262
- O 263
- P 263
- R 263
- S 264
- T 264
- U 264
- W 264
- Z 265
