
The Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe
- 232 pages
- English
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The Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe
About this book
Since the introduction of the fast track land reform programme in 2000, Zimbabwe has undergone major economic and political shifts and these have had a profound impact on both urban and rural livelihoods. This book provides rich empirical studies that examine a range of multi-faceted and contested livelihoods within the context of systemic crises. Taking a broad political economy approach, the chapters advance a grounded and in-depth understanding of emerging and shifting livelihood processes, strategies and resilience that foregrounds agency at household level.
Highlighting an emergent scholarship amongst young black scholars in Zimbabwe, and providing an understanding of how people and communities respond to socio-economic challenges, this book is an important read for scholars of African political economy, southern African studies and livelihoods.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Notes on contributors
- 1 Introduction: theorising the political economy of livelihoods in contemporary Zimbabwe
- 2 Livelihood strategies of urban women: emerging evidence from Magaba, Harare
- 3 Livelihood strategies in Harare: the case of low-income households in Budiriro
- 4 Sex work as a livelihood strategy in the border town of Beitbridge
- 5 Migration-based livelihoods in post-2000 Zimbabwe
- 6 Agricultural production systems of small-scale farmers in Hwedza in the context of innovation platforms
- 7 Development NGOs: understanding participatory methods, accountability and effectiveness of World Vision in Umzingwane District
- 8 A critical analysis of community participation at the primary level of the health system in Goromonzi District
- 9 Climate variability in local scales: narratives and ambivalences from Mutoko District
- 10 Livelihoods vulnerability among riverbed farmers in Negande, NyamiNyami District
- 11 “Let them starve so that they ‘hear’ us”: differing perspectives on unresolved land occupations and livelihoods at Mushandike smallholder irrigation scheme, Masvingo District
- 12 “Other people inherit property, but I inherit people and their problems”: the role of kinship and social capital in providing care and support for the HIV infected and AIDS affected, Chivanhu informal settlement, Masvingo Province
- 13 Insecure land tenure and natural resource use in a post-fast track area of Zimbabwe
- 14 Fast track land reform programme and women in Goromonzi District
- Index