02653nam 2200589 a 450 991045159770332120200520144314.01-280-68370-897866136606401-77933-193-21-77933-192-41-77933-194-0(CKB)2550000000101673(EBL)1135274(OCoLC)817086922(SSID)ssj0000681948(PQKBManifestationID)11396626(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681948(PQKBWorkID)10663578(PQKB)10918581(MiAaPQ)EBC1135274(MdBmJHUP)muse22149(PPN)187339910(Au-PeEL)EBL1135274(CaPaEBR)ebr10563833(CaONFJC)MIL366064(EXLCZ)99255000000010167320120519d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrZimbabwe's lost decade[electronic resource] politics, development, & society /Lloyd SachikonyeHarare, Zimbabwe Weaver Press2011XVI, 227 sillDescription based upon print version of record.1-77922-171-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227).Colonialism, nationalism & the national question -- The state & its institutions -- Political parties -- Democracy, constitutionalism & participation -- Development deferred -- Land reform & its aftermath -- State & civil society : a changing balance -- Society, livelihoods & migration -- Punching above its weight in foreign relations -- Conclusion : towards a renewal.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 collapZimbabwePolitics and governmentElectronic books.968.9105Sachikonye Lloyd870735MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451597703321Zimbabwe's lost decade1944019UNINA