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UNINA9910807867903321 |
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Titolo |
Twenty years of independence in Zimbabwe : from liberation to authoritarianism / / edited by Staffan Darnolf and Liisa Laakso |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-52822-3 |
9786613840677 |
1-4039-4812-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2003.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XVIII, 245 p.) |
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Collana |
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International political economy series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DarnolfStaffan |
LaaksoLiisa |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Zimbabwe Politics and government 1980- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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