Zimbabwe's land reform : myths & realities
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Zimbabwe's land reform : myths & realities
（African issues）
James Currey/Boydell & Brewer , Weaver Press , Jacana Media, 2010
- : uk
- : rh
- : sa
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Bibliography: p. 257-278
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Ten years after the Zimbabwean land invasions of 2000, this title provides the first full account of the consequences of these dramatic events. This land reform overturned a century-old pattern of land use, one dominated by a small group of large-scale commercial farmers, many of whom were white. But what replaced it? This title challenges five myths through the examination of the field data from Masvingo province: Myth 1 Zimbabwean land reform has been a total failure; Myth 2 The beneficiaries of land reform have been largely political 'cronies'; Myth 3 There is no investment in the new resettlements; Myth 4 Agriculture is in complete ruins creating chronic food insecurity; Myth 5 The rural economy has collapsed. By challenging these myths, and suggesting alternative policy narratives, this book presents the story as it has been observed on the ground: warts and all. What comes through very strongly is the complexity, the differences, almost farm by farm: there is no single, simple story of the Zimbabwe land reform as sometimes assumed by press reports, political commentators, or indeed much academic study.
Table of Contents
Livelihoods & land reform in Zimbabwe. Land reform in Masvingo province. New land, new people, new livelihoods. Investing in the land. The new farmers: agricultural & livestock production. Labour: the new farm workers. Real markets: the changing political economy of agricultural commodities. Livelihoods beyond the farm: off-farm income & migration. Territory, authority & social dynamics. Livelihood pathways & economic linkages: emerging impacts of land reform. Lessons from Zimbabwe's land reform.
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