The Primacy of Regime Survival

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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 Zimbabwe’s fragility, this research highlights the economic aspects of Zimbabwe’s regression flowing from prolonged mismanagement of the economy which has served to consolidate the rule of the country’s 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 community’s response to such situations. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introduction (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 1-17 The Economics of State Fragility (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 19-43 Zimbabwe’s First Decade: Building the One-Party State and Controlling the Economy (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 45-60 Regime Interests and the Failure of Economic Reform in the 1990s (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 61-86 Regime Survival and the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 87-119 Regime Survival and the Attack on the Urban Poor (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 121-138 Regime Survival: Poverty Creation, Mass Migration and Elite Enrichment (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 139-163 International Isolation and the Search for New Friends (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 165-193 Economic Meltdown and Elections (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 195-225 The Challenges of Cohabitation (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 227-246 Protecting the ZANU-PF State: Safeguarding Extractive Political Structures (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 247-283 Protecting the ZANU-PF State: Safeguarding Extractive Economic Institutions (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 285-306 A Resurgent ZANU-PF (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 307-334 The Transitions That Weren’t (Mark Simpson, Tony Hawkins)....Pages 335-379 Back Matter ....Pages 381-391