Title Zimbabwe : the political economy of transformation / Hevina S. Dashwood

Published Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Original Development Strategy, 1980-1986 -- 3. External Capitulation or Domestic Reform? -- 4. The Social and Political Process -- 5. The Impetus for Change, 1987-1991 -- 6. The New Development Strategy -- 7. The Decline of Social Welfarism, 1991-1997 -- 8. Conclusion Summary Since Zimbabwe's transition to black-majority rule in 1980, the political changes in that country have been the subject of much study and debate. In this cogent analysis, Hevina Dashwood traces the evolution of Zimbabwe's development strategy from independence to 1997. During this period, there was a fundamental shift away from the social-welfarist orientation of the original development strategy, a change that coincided with the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme in 1991. Dashwood traces the reconfiguration of the class structure in Zimbabwe, which led to the formation of a state-based bourgeoisie, whose interests are more closely aligned with those of the agrarian and entrepreneurial elites, rather than with the poor. Greater reliance was placed on market considerations and it became clear that the government was moving away from its earlier strong commitment to meeting the welfare needs of the poor. Dashwood argues that it was the class interests of the ruling elite, rather than pressure from the international financial institutions, that explains the failure of the government to devise a coherent, socially sensitive development strategy in conjunction with market-based reforms. This account of Zimbabwe's transformation sheds light on recent events in Zimbabwe as well as current debates on economic development throughout Africa Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Zimbabwe BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Economy. Economic policy Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Wirtschaftspolitik Strukturanpassung Structurele aanpassing (ontwikkelingseconomie) Economische politiek. SUBJECT Zimbabwe -- Economic policy Subject Zimbabwe Simbabwe Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442683792 1442683791 1281995711 9781281995711

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