Author : Emmanuel Chinyamakobvu
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838321448
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (214 download)
Book Synopsis The Intricate Mediators of the Land Reform in Zimbabwe by : Emmanuel Chinyamakobvu
Download or read book The Intricate Mediators of the Land Reform in Zimbabwe written by Emmanuel Chinyamakobvu and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are interactions between poverty, land degradation, desertification and the propensity for conflicts over the ownership and use of land resources particularly so when land is viewed as the principal and indispensable capital for economic development and poverty eradication. In the case of Zimbabwe, it is essential to understand the mediators between historical, socio-economic and environmental imperatives and the land ownership conflict that propelled the Fast Track Land Reform. From an observer perspective, Zimbabwe experienced increased risks of failure, on the back of what was considered as the government's inappropriate management of the land question. The authorities may have anticipated but appeared to have miscalculated the economic costs of the land reform. However, despite the problems, the land reform increased the quantity of land for the rural households bringing along prospects for sustained rural economic development and poverty eradication in the long term. Thus enhancing the understanding of these linkages by the international community is needed, and achieving it was an important element of this study.