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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807867903321

Titolo

Twenty years of independence in Zimbabwe : from liberation to authoritarianism / / edited by Staffan Darnolf and Liisa Laakso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

ISBN

1-283-52822-3

9786613840677

1-4039-4812-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2003.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 245 p.)

Collana

International political economy series

Altri autori (Persone)

DarnolfStaffan

LaaksoLiisa

Disciplina

968.9105

Soggetti

Zimbabwe Politics and government 1980-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Twenty Years of Independence in Zimbabwe -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- Preface -- 1 The political element at work -- 2 Indigenization, the State Bourgeoisie and Neo-authoritarian Politics -- 3 The Performance of the Zimbabwean Economy, 1980-2000 -- 4 Natural resource management in the communal areas: From centralization to decentralization and back again -- 5 Zimbabwe's War Veterans and the Ruling Party: Continuities in Political Dynamics -- 6 Regional voting and cabinet formation -- 7 Education in Zimbabwe: A matter of success? -- 8 Vacillations around women: The overlapping meanings of 'women' in the Zimbabwean context -- 9 Foreign and security policy of Zimbabwe: From independence to the DRC -- 10 The media in Zimbabwe: The struggle between state and civil society -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.