The Primacy of Regime Survival

Zusatztext

This book analyses the past and ongoing decline of Zimbabwe under the rule of ZANU-PF, with a primary focus on the period 1997 to the present. In contrast to much existing literature on post-independence Zimbabwe which has focused on the political dimensions of Zimbabwes fragility, this research highlights the economic aspects of Zimbabwes regression flowing from prolonged mismanagement of the economy which has served to consolidate the rule of the countrys political and economic elite. The Zimbabwean experience offers unique insights into the economic mensions of regime preservation. This book situates the Zimbabwe experience within the context of wider debates within the field of development studies, and the international communitys response to such situations.

Autorenportrait

Mark Simpson is Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study of the University of London, UK. He previously served in UN peacekeeping missions in Angola and East Timor and worked for UNDP in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Tony Hawkins is former Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Business, University of Zimbabwe. He is a consultant for an international bank, and one of the two lead authors of the SADC Industrialization Strategy (2015). He served on the Board of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Monetary Policy Committee (2010-2014).

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