Zimbabwe: The Link Between Politics and the Economy
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Zimbabwe: The Link Between Politics and the Economy

The Link Between Politics and the Economy in Zimbabwe

  1. 478 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Zimbabwe: The Link Between Politics and the Economy

The Link Between Politics and the Economy in Zimbabwe

About this book

In this accessible and authoritative book, Godfrey Kanyenze provides a comprehensive and far-reaching analysis of the socio-economic development in Zimbabwe in light of the expanding authoritarianism and the ongoing destruction of democratic institutions during the four decades after independence. Kanyenze describes the various phases of the socio-economic development starting with 1980 when the people of Zimbabwe saw their hard-won independence and new democracy as a promise for a "better life for all". Kanyenze highlights how by dismantling all barriers of economic and legal restraint, and that despite being necessary, The land reform programme put the political and financial interests of the elite before those of the people which continues to this day. Kanyenze reveals the governmental attacks on civil society, and notes how economic policy was not even part of an "authoritarian bargain", an implicit arrangement between ruling elites and citizens whereby citizens relinquish political freedom in exchange for public goods. And he concludes this analysis with a current update of Zimbabwe today, where citizens have nothing -neither political freedom nor public goods. This impressive and gripping account of an authoritarian capitalist system and a country in decline is a must-read for students, researchers, policymakers and those who want to better understand how politics and the economy, interests, conflicts, and power work together.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Tables
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Acronyms
  8. The Author
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Foreword
  11. 1. Introduction, Methodology and Structure
  12. 2. The First Decade of Independence, 1980-90
  13. 3. The Period of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme: 1991-1996
  14. 4. The Crisis Period, The Lost Decade of Development, 1997-2008
  15. 5. The Government of National Unity: February 2009 –June 2013
  16. 6. The Post-GNU Period under Robert Mugabe: August 2013 – November 2017
  17. 7. The Post-Mugabe Period, November 2017 – December 2020
  18. 8. Synopsis, Synthesis, Factors Underlying Factors the Persistent Crises and the Way Forward
  19. Index
  20. Back cover