Chamunogwa, Arnold Rangarirayi (2012) Political Economy Analysis of Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe. Masters thesis, University of Sussex.
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Abstract
In 2000 there was a Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe which was undertaken in midst of socio-political upheavals and resulted in radical and widespread restructuring of the agrarian economy in Zimbabwe. Highly divergent views exist on how land was acquired and redistributed in the period (largely) between 2000 and 2002 based on studies in very different parts of the country. In this dissertation, I explored three different cases, from different parts of the country each with different political contexts and, in a comparative way, and examined the forms and styles of politics which were involved in land acquisition in relation to the broader literature on African politics. My central observation was that the local political context, affected by a range of historical, social, economic factors, had a huge impact on what happened during land reform. An analytical review of the three cases- Chipinge, Goromonzi and Masvingo- has shown that simple generalizations about Zimbabwe’s land reform political dynamics are inappropriate and a much more differentiated account is needed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2015 14:24 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2015 14:24 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/301 |
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