Structural Adjustment and the Working Poor in Zimbabwe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Structural Adjustment and the Working Poor in Zimbabwe write by Peter Gibbon. This book was released on 1995. Structural Adjustment and the Working Poor in Zimbabwe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Presents three studies which examine the relationship between structural adjustment and changes in the social conditions of the working poor in Zimbabwe between 1990 and 1994. Includes a survey of conditions faced by formal sector workers in 18 larger-scale industrial companies in 1993, a survey of the trading patterns, consumption and intra- and interhousehold relationships of 174 urban women traders in 1992 and 1993, and a study of changes in health and health services among 327 urban households and 300 households in a peasant farming area in 1992.
Structural Adjustment and Women Informal Sector Traders in Harare, Zimbabwe
Structural Adjustment and Women Informal Sector Traders in Harare, Zimbabwe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Structural Adjustment and Women Informal Sector Traders in Harare, Zimbabwe write by Rodreck Mupedziswa. This book was released on 1998. Structural Adjustment and Women Informal Sector Traders in Harare, Zimbabwe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Most attempts to study the informal sector have tended to emphasize uniformity of experiences. Where an effort has been made to develop a more nuanced understanding, the assumption has always been that people move from lower to higher level activities that coincide with increased opportunities for accumulation. This report challenges both notions. Drawing on the experiences of women informal sector traders in Harare, Zimbabwe, and using a longitudinal study approach, the authors document differentiation within the sector amidst generalized decline in working and living conditions. Far from being a site of accumulation, the authors show that the informal sector during the era of adjustment is a site of bare survival in which people work ever longer hours for ever-diminishing incomes on which many competing claims are made within and outside the household.
Our Continent, Our Future
Our Continent, Our Future - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Our Continent, Our Future write by P. Thandika Mkandawire. This book was released on 2014-05-14. Our Continent, Our Future available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.
The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme
The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme write by A. S. Mlambo. This book was released on 1997. The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Analyses the origins and assesses the impact of Zimbabwe's economic structural adjustment programme (ESAP) between 1990 and 1995. Includes chapters on economic development, educational and health policies in the country for the period 1980-1990.
Beyond the Enclave
Beyond the Enclave - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond the Enclave write by Godfrey Kanyenze. This book was released on 2011. Beyond the Enclave available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Beyond the Enclave sets out to unravel the contradiction of a country, Zimbabwe, where a rich, diverse resource base co-exists with endemic poverty. One reason lies in the colonial economy, which was predicated on an ideology of white supremacy, creating an enclave formal economy employing one-fifth of the labour force. Yet over three decades after independence, the non-formal segment has become even more entrenched. This book assesses Zimbabwe's economy through three main phases: 1980- 0 when a strong social policy framework proved difficult to sustain due to erratic growth, and 1991- 6, when "structural adjustment" demanded a market-driven approach to development. The third phase is characterized by crisis-management leading to policy inconsistencies and reversals. Not surprisingly, such incoherence saw the economy descend into hyperinflation and paralysis in 2007- 8, leading to the signing of the Global Political Agreement in September 2008. In the absence of formal dollarization, economic recovery after the adoption of the multi-currency regime has remained fragile, leaving an estimated 70 per cent of the population outside the banking system. This has further entrenched uneven (enclave) growth as the economy remains locked in a low-income poverty trap. There is a need to facilitate transition towards formality to promote decent jobs. Furthermore, a strategic, developmental role for the state in the economy is now widely recognized as vital for development. Beyond the Enclave argues for a new approach to development in Zimbabwe based on pro-poor and inclusive strategies, which will contribute to the well-being of all of its citizens and wise stewardship of its resources. It offers suggestions on policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in all sectors, designed to promote inclusive growth and humane development.
