Zimbabwe�s Lost Decade: Politics, Development and Society

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Zimbabwe’s Lost Decade By the same Author The One-Party State and Democracy The Zimbabwe Debate (co-edited with I. Mandaza, 1991, Harare: Sapes) Democracy, Civil Society and the State (1995, Harare: Sapes) Labour Markets and Migration Policy in Southern Africa (1997, Harare: Sapes) Labour Regimes and Liberalization The restructuring of state–society relations in Africa (co-edited with B. Beckman, 2001, Harare: UZ Press) Striking Back The Labour movement and the Post-colonial State 1980–2000 (co-edited with B. Raftopoulos, 2001, Harare: Weaver Press) Consolidating Democratic Governance in Southern Africa The Case of Zimbabwe (with S. Chawatama, C. Mangongera, N. Musekiwa and C. Ndoro, 2007, Johannesburg: EISA) Trade Unions and Party Politics Labour Movements in Africa (co-edited with B. Beckman and S. Buhlungu, 2010, Cape Town: HRSC) Winner of the Book of the Year Award of 2010 of the International Labour History Association When a State turns on its Citizens Political culture and institutionalized violence (2011, Johannesburg: Jacana Media) Zimbabwe’s Lost Decade Politics, Development & Society Lloyd Sachikonye Weaver Press PO Box A1922 Avondale Harare Zimbabwe www.weaverpresszimbabwe.com© Lloyd Sachikonye, 2011 Cover: Danes Design, Harare Typeset by forzalibro designs Printed by Mazongororo Paper Converters, Harare The author and publishers would like to express their gratitude to the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa for the support they have given to Weaver Press in the development of this title. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformbyanymeans – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise – without the express written permission of the publisher. ISBN 978-1-77922-171-1 for John, my father, and Anna, my wife, for their love and generosity over the years ...