1st Edition

Outcomes of post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

The struggle over land has been the central issue in Zimbabwe ever since white settlers began to carve out large farms over a century ago. Their monopolisation of the better-watered half of the land was the focus of the African war of liberation war, and was partially modified following Independence in 1980. A dramatic further episode in this history was launched at the start of the last decade... Read more

1. An Overview of Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe: Editorial Introduction  2. Changing Agrarian Relations after Redistributive Land Reform in Zimbabwe  3. Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Challenging the Myths  4. Contextualizing Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Long-Term Observations from the First Generation  5. Women’s Struggles to Access and Control Land and Livelihoods after Fast Track Land Reform in Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe  6. Restructuring of Agrarian Labour Relations after Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe  7. Who was Allocated Fast Track Land, and what did they do with it? Selection of A2 farmers in Goromonzi District, Zimbabwe and its Impacts on Agricultural Production  8. A Synopsis of Land and Agrarian Change in Chipinge District, Zimbabwe  9. Land, Graves and Belonging: Land Reform and the Politics of Belonging in Newly Resettled Farms in Gutu, 2000-2009  10. Local Farmer Groups and Collective Action within Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe

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Edited by Cliffe, Lionel; Alexander, Jocelyn; Cousins, Ben; Gaidzanwa, Rudo