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Capital penetration and the peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa : neoliberal restructuring / / Freedom Mazwi, George Tonderai Mudimu, Kirk Helliker, editors
| Capital penetration and the peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa : neoliberal restructuring / / Freedom Mazwi, George Tonderai Mudimu, Kirk Helliker, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Disciplina | 320.513 |
| Collana | Advances in African economic, social and political development |
| Soggetto topico |
Neoliberalism
Peasants |
| ISBN | 3-030-89824-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Part I: Concepts and Debates -- Capital Penetration and the Subordination of the Peasantry Under Neoliberalism in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neoliberalism: Brief Notes -- 3 Neoliberalism: Land and Agriculture -- 3.1 Agricultural Restructuring Under Neoliberalism -- 3.2 Neoliberalism and Land Reforms -- 4 Volume Outline -- References -- Neoliberalisation and Regulatory Restructuring in South Africa´s Commercial Agriculture -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Variegated Neoliberalisation: Mongrel Logics, Hybrid Modalities, and Striated Geographies -- 3 Neoliberalisation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 4 Regulatory Restructuring in South African Agriculture -- 4.1 Restructuring Agricultural Product Markets -- 4.2 Restructuring Agricultural Labour Markets -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Land Reform Struggles in a Neoliberal Era -- Land for Development? Neoliberal Restructuring and the Dynamics of Land Reforms in Uganda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Land Reforms, Land Grabbing, and the Law: A Review of Literature -- 2.1 Land Grabbing and Land Reforms -- 3 `Compulsory Land Acquisition´ and the Politics of Naming -- 4 Background to Uganda´s Compulsory Land Acquisition Programme -- 5 The Case for Compulsory Land Acquisition in Uganda -- 5.1 Critical Responses to Uganda´s Compulsory Land Acquisition Programme -- 6 Beyond the Official Narrative -- 7 Previous Cases of Compulsory Land Acquisition in Uganda -- 8 Learning from Past Experience -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- The Struggle Continues: Namibia´s Enduring Land Question -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Long Shadows of Colonialism -- 3 Whose Land? -- 4 Land Policy as Policy Without Land -- 5 Land Policy as Elite Land Grab -- 5.1 Commercial Farming -- 5.2 Communal Land -- 6 Land Policy: From Failure to Failure? -- 7 Conclusion: Land and Class -- References.
Land Reform or Continued Social Exclusion? Land Occupations, State Responses and Neoliberal Policies in Southern Malawi -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Malawian Agricultural Sector and the Land Question in Neoliberal Context -- 3 Malawi Land Policies from Colonial Era to Present (1963-2020) -- 4 Tea Estates: Idle Land and Social Exclusion -- 5 Theoretical and Methodological Considerations -- 6 State Responses to Land Occupations in Thyolo -- 6.1 Contradictory State Policies -- 6.2 Community Based Rural Land Development Programme (CBRLDP) -- 6.3 Land Resettlement Schemes in Thyolo -- 6.4 Repressions, Policising and Fines -- 7 Land Occupations, Land Alliances and Electoral Politics -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Agricultural Policies Under Neoliberalism -- Gender, Household Food Security and Neoliberal Decimation of the Grain-Producing Peasantry in Zimbabwe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Statement of the Problem -- 3 Adverse Global Incorporation of Peasants -- 3.1 Gender, Household Food Security and Neoliberalism -- 4 Dirigiste Policies in the First Decade of Zimbabwe´s Independence (1980-1990) -- 4.1 Peasant Participation in Agricultural Markets -- 4.2 Public Grain Procurement, Storage and Distribution Infrastructure -- 4.3 Peasant Supply Response, National Food Security and Peasant Households´ Dual Role -- 5 Post-1990 Neoliberal Turn in Zimbabwe: From Dirigisme to Liberalisation -- 5.1 Liberalisation of Agricultural Credit Markets Post-1990 -- 5.2 Integration, Efficiency and Competitiveness in Maize Grain Markets -- 5.3 Gender, Liberalisation and the Food Crisis -- 6 Land Reforms, Gender and Household Food Security Post-2000 -- 6.1 Policy Inconsistences and Food Production -- 6.2 Role of State and Household Food Security -- 7 Conclusion -- References. Smallholder Farmer Empowerment and Neoliberalism: Examining the Current Institutional and Policy Arrangements in Zambia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agricultural Policy Trends -- 2.1 Neoliberal Restructuring -- 2.2 Smallholder-Led Strategy -- 2.3 Smallholder Challenges -- 3 Case Study -- 3.1 Profile of Respondents -- 3.2 Access to Credit and Labour Needs -- 3.3 Challenges and Risks -- 3.4 Institutional Arrangements and Support -- 3.5 Decision-Making in Terms of Pricing and Marketing -- 4 Empowerment and Neoliberalism -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Putting Agriculture Ahead? Some Reflections About the Early Years of Neoliberalism in Kenya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 White Highlands Agriculture and Land Resettlement Programmes Under Colonialism -- 3 Rise of Structural Adjustment -- 4 Structural Adjustment and Its Effects -- 5 Full-Scale Liberalisation: Sessional Paper No 1. of 1986 -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Neoliberalism, Extroverted Production and Implications for the Peasantry -- Neoliberal Agrarian Policies and Terms of Incorporation in Rural Mozambique -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology and Research Design -- 3 `New Scramble´ for Africa and Terms of Incorporation -- 3.1 Trajectories of Agrarian Change and Capital Penetration: Terms of Incorporation and Pre-Existing Inequalities -- 3.2 Segments of the Working People and Terms of Incorporation: Labour, Diversification of Livelihoods, and Gender -- 4 Neoliberal Agrarian Policies and Forest Plantations in Mozambique: The Case of Portucel -- 4.1 Brief Historical Background, Rural Settings and Rural Livelihoods -- 4.2 Portucel Moçambique, Land Acquisition Model and Social Development Plan -- 5 Implications and Reactions of the Working People -- 5.1 Neoliberal Authoritarianism and Marginalisation of Local Needs -- 5.2 Inefficient and Insufficient Compensation for the Loss of Livelihoods. 6 Differentiated Reactions and Implications for Differentiated Segments of the Working People -- 6.1 Permanent Wage Workers: More Land, More Benefits -- 6.2 Poorer Peasants: Intensified Drudgery and Self-Exploitation -- 6.3 Women: Exclusion and Sub-Human Lives -- 6.4 Local Elites: Intensification of Social Differentiation by Accumulation from Below -- 7 Reactions and Resistance from Below -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Socio-Economic Effects of Neoliberal Transformation on Irrigated Agriculture in Eswatini: A Case of Sugarcane Farmers´ Groups ... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sugarcane Production in Eswatini -- 3 Neoliberalisation of Agriculture -- 4 Food Security -- 5 Threats to the Sugar Industry -- 6 The Case of the Komati Downstream Development Project -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Meeting Global Capital in a Village: The Expansion of Tobacco Contract Farming in Zimbabwe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reconfiguration of Zimbabwe´s Agrarian Structure -- 3 Evolution of the Tobacco Industry -- 3.1 De-racialisation of the Industry -- 3.2 Look East Policy: Reliberalisation of Tobacco Industry and Penetration of Capital -- 3.3 Contract Farming and the Players in the Industry -- 4 Small-Scale Tobacco Growers in Marondera District -- 4.1 Methodology -- 4.2 The Research Area -- 4.3 Characteristics of A1 Farmers in the Research Area -- 4.4 Smallholders and International Contracting Firms -- 4.5 Costs of Growing Tobacco: Contract vs. Independent Tobacco Producers -- 4.6 Farmer Incomes for Tobacco Producers -- 5 Conclusion -- References. |
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Chinese Investment in Africa : Its Variegated and Contradictory Character in Relation to Land, Agriculture, Mining and Infrastructure
| Chinese Investment in Africa : Its Variegated and Contradictory Character in Relation to Land, Agriculture, Mining and Infrastructure |
| Autore | Mazwi Freedom |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MudimuGeorge T
HellikerKirk |
| Collana | Economic Geography Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-52815-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Framing the Complexities of Chinese Investments in Africa -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 China's Financial Architecture and Capital Outflows to Africa -- 1.3 Variegated Character of Chinese Investments -- 1.4 Infrastructural Projects -- 1.5 Land and Agriculture -- 1.6 Mining Investments -- 1.6.1 New Frontiers in Mining? -- 1.7 Volume Outline -- References -- Part I: Land -- Chapter 2: Chinese Agricultural Investments in Uganda and the Paradox of "Idle Land" -- 2.1 Introduction: Thinking Through the Paradox of "Idle Land" -- 2.2 The Idlisation of Land in Africa: A Historical and Conceptual Overview -- 2.3 The Two Cases: A Brief Overview -- 2.4 Debates on Chinese Agricultural Investments in Uganda -- 2.5 The Politics of Contemporary Idlisation of Land in Uganda -- 2.6 Displacement as Epistemic Violence -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Land Displacements, Production Relations and Resistance in the Context of Chinese Investments in Mozambique -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Political Economy of Chinese Investments in Mozambique -- 3.3 Study Methodology -- 3.4 Description of Study Area: The Limpopo Lower Valley (LLV) -- 3.5 Wanbao: Brief Historical Notes -- 3.6 Land Displacements in the LLV -- 3.7 State's Role in the Land Acquisition -- 3.8 Loss of Customary Lands -- 3.9 Investment Model, Production and Labour Dynamics in the LLV -- 3.10 Resistance to Land Displacements and Exploitation -- 3.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Problematising the Mutuality Discourse in Chinese Agricultural Investment in Uganda -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Land Investment in Uganda -- 4.3 Foundations of Mutuality: China and Africa in Precolonial History -- 4.4 Situating the Discourse on China-Africa Mutuality in Postcolonial Africa.
4.5 Problematising China-Africa Mutuality -- 4.6 Experiences in China-Uganda Relations -- 4.7 The Case of Kehong China-Uganda Agricultural Industrial Park (CUAIP) -- 4.8 The Case of Hanhe Farm, Nakaseke District -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Agriculture -- Chapter 5: Complexities Arising from the Role of Chinese Firms in the Renaissance of the Tobacco Industry in Zimbabwe -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Land Radicalisation, International Backlash and Look East Policy -- 5.3 Methodology -- 5.4 'Look East Policy' and Revival of the Tobacco Sector -- 5.5 Chinese Involvement in Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry -- 5.6 Appraising Chinese Investments in Tobacco -- 5.6.1 Capital Inflows, Production and Trade -- 5.6.2 Competition and a Resource Rush -- 5.6.3 Sino-Investments and Mechanisation -- 5.6.4 Sino-Zimbabwe Investments: Asymmetrical Power Relations -- 5.6.5 Political Implications of Chinese Investments -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Narratives and Experiences of Chinese Agro-investments in Zambia: A Case Study of Cotton -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methodology -- 6.3 Political Economy of the Cotton Industry in Zambia -- 6.4 Chinese Presence in the Cotton Sector -- 6.5 Shifting Chinese Strategies vs Non-Chinese Investments in Zambia: Implications -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Chinese Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre and Peasant Empowerment in Zambia: Discourse and Reality -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Chinese Engagement in Zambian Agriculture -- 7.3 The ATDC Model in Zambia -- 7.4 Research Methods -- 7.5 The ATDC Recruitment and Training -- 7.5.1 Gender Dynamics -- 7.5.2 Training Multiplier Effects -- 7.6 Mushroom Production Training -- 7.7 Emerging Issues from ATDCs -- 7.7.1 Crop Diversity -- 7.7.2 Inputs: Agricultural Equipment -- 7.7.3 Outputs: Sales and Marketing -- 7.8 Conclusion -- References. Part III: Mining and Infrastructure -- Chapter 8: An Analysis of China's Investments in South Africa's Mining Sector -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 South Africa-China Relations -- 8.3 China's Foray into Africa's Resource Sector: A Historical Overview -- 8.4 Chinese State Capitalism -- 8.5 Chinese Footprint in South Africa's Mining Industry: Trade and Investment -- 8.5.1 Chrome, Copper, and Steel -- 8.5.2 Platinum Sector -- 8.5.3 Gold Sector -- 8.5.4 Brush with the Rare Earth Metals -- 8.6 Political and Economic Implications for South Africa -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Socio-economic Impacts of China's Mining Investments in Zimbabwe -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Context -- 9.3 Research Methodology -- 9.4 Zimbabwe's Mining Sector in Perspective -- 9.5 Zimbabwe's Mineral Sector Governance: A Myriad of Challenges -- 9.6 China's Motive in Entering Zimbabwe's Mining Sector -- 9.7 Impacts of Chinese Investment in the Mining Sector in Zimbabwe -- 9.7.1 Enhanced Productive Capacity and Foreign Exchange Generation -- 9.7.2 Chinese Investment: A Resource Curse -- 9.8 China's Investments as Exploitation or Interdependence -- 9.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Contested Chinese Investment in Africa: The Case of Dam Construction in Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Rise of Chinese Investments in Africa -- 10.2.1 China and the DRC -- 10.3 Controversies Around Sombwe Dam Construction -- 10.4 Reflections on the Dam -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References. |
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Lived experiences of borderlands communities in Zimbabwe : livelihoods, conservation, war and Covid-19 / / edited by Nedson Pophiwa, Joshua Matanzima, Kirk Helliker
| Lived experiences of borderlands communities in Zimbabwe : livelihoods, conservation, war and Covid-19 / / edited by Nedson Pophiwa, Joshua Matanzima, Kirk Helliker |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 pages) |
| Disciplina |
050
968.91 |
| Collana | Springer Geography |
| Soggetto topico | Borderlands - Social aspects - Zimbabwe - History |
| ISBN | 3-031-32195-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: The Lived Experiences of Zimbabwean Borderlands -- Chapter 2: Peasant Accumulation and Livelihoods Strategies in Zimbabwe’s Mozambican Borderlands -- Chapter 3: Slippery Bananas? Environmental Conflicts, Banana Production and Entangled Livelihoods along the Zimbabwe-Mozambican border with specific reference to Honde Valley, 1992 – 2020 -- Chapter 4: Land Rights, Displacements and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s South-Eastern Borderlands -- Chapter 5: Borders, Boundaries, and Livelihoods in Western and North-Western Zimbabwe, 1890 – 2021 -- Chapter 6: Local Community Perceptions on Wildlife Conservation and Park-People Relationships in the Sengwe Area, Chiredzi District, Southeast Zimbabwe -- Chapter 7: Understanding the Complexities of Human Conflict Over Wildlife in the Border Town of Kariba, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 8: The Nexus between the Zimbabwe’s Borderlands, Marginalised Peoples, Community Archiving and Archival Activism 4 -- Chapter 9: Entangled Borderlands: Effects of the 1978-1992 Mozambican Civil War on Border Communities in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 10: “Across the border, you are treated well, they care:” Patients, Travels and Therapeutic Mobilities in Honde Valley and Kariba Borderlands -- Chapter 11: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Tourism in Kariba Border Town -- Chapter 12: The Health Seeking Behaviour of Borderline Communities: The Status of the San People of Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 13: Unfolding Realities of Urbanism at the Margins: Beitbridge (Zimbabwe) and Musina (South Africa) Border Towns as a Single Urban Frontier. |
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Livelihoods of ethnic minorities in rural Zimbabwe / / Kirk Helliker, Patience Chadambuka, and Joshua Matanzima, editors
| Livelihoods of ethnic minorities in rural Zimbabwe / / Kirk Helliker, Patience Chadambuka, and Joshua Matanzima, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Disciplina | 302.34 |
| Collana | Springer Geography |
| Soggetto topico |
Minorities - Social aspects
Minorities - Social conditions |
| ISBN | 3-030-94800-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910564691403321 |
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Making Politics in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic : The Formative Project by Emmerson Mnangagwa / / edited by Gorden Moyo, Kirk Helliker
| Making Politics in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic : The Formative Project by Emmerson Mnangagwa / / edited by Gorden Moyo, Kirk Helliker |
| Autore | Moyo Gorden |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
| Disciplina | 320.96891 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HellikerKirk |
| Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Elections Economic development Comparative government Political science Political leadership African Politics Electoral Politics Development Studies Comparative Politics Political Theory Political Leadership |
| Soggetto non controllato | Political Science |
| ISBN |
9783031301292
9783031301285 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Mnangagwa’s Formative Project: Risks and Limits -- Part I: Activating Civil and Political Liberties -- Chapter 2: The Quest for Transitional Justice in the Post-Mugabe Era -- Chapter 3: Mnangagwa’s Missed Opportunities for Reconciliation -- Chapter 4: The Second Republic’s Stance on Corruption and the Battle for Public Confidence -- Chapter 5: Media Policies and Practices in Zimbabwe’s ‘New Dispensation’ -- Part II: Reconfiguring Governance -- Chapter 6: Exploring the Politics of Jecharism in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 7: Change and Continuity: Traditional Leadership’s Political and Developmental Footprints in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 8: Devolution in Zimbabwe’s ‘Second Republic’: A Myth or Reality? -- Chapter 9: Prospects of Implementing Devolution in the Post-Mugabe Era -- Part III: Stimulating Socio-Economic Development -- Chapter 10: The Right to Development in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 11: China’s Expanding Footprint and Deepening Debt Crisis in Zimbabwe –From Robert Mugabe to Emmerson Mnangagwa -- Chapter 12: Financing the Social Sector in Zimbabwe’s Post-Mugabe Era – Obstacles and Opportunities -- Chapter 13: Exploring Innovative and Sustainable Financing of Agriculture in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 14: Concluding Reflections on Change and Continuity. |
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