The Land Occupation Movement and Democratisation in Zimbabwe: Contradictions of Neoliberalism
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The result has been a stark bifurcation of the national question: indigenous capital has confronted settler and foreign capital, transforming the meaning of 'national liberation' in its own terms and hijacking land reform, while historical realities of class and race persist, characterised by functional dualism within a white supremacist framework, including racialised landlordisms.
“The result has been a stark bifurcation of the national question. On the one hand indigenous capital has confronted settler and foreign capital, transforming the meaning of 'national liberation' in its own terms and hijacking land reform, while on the other hand the historical realities of class and race persist, characterised by functional dualism within a white supremacist framework, including”
From 1 - Land in the Political Economy of African Development: Alternative Strategies for Reform (2007) · cites this paper as Moyo 2001
Rural operations of civil society in Africa within a neo-liberal framework have been characterised by demands for funds for small-project 'development' aimed at a few selected beneficiaries, leaving a political and social vacuum in the leadership of the land reform agenda.
“Rural operations of civil society in Africa within a neo-liberal framework have been characterised by demands for funds for small-project 'development' aimed at a few selected beneficiaries (Moyo 2002), leaving a political and social vacuum in the leadership of the land reform agenda (Moyo 2001).”
From 1 - Land in the Political Economy of African Development: Alternative Strategies for Reform (2007) · cites this paper as Moyo 2001
Land occupation movements such as those in rural and urban Zimbabwe before and after the country's independence represent an unofficial or underground social pressure used to force land redistribution onto the policy agenda.
“Land occupation movements such as those in rural and urban Zimbabwe before and after the country's independence represent an unofficial or underground social pressure used to force land redistribution onto the policy agenda (Moyo 2001).”
From 1 - Land in the Political Economy of African Development: Alternative Strategies for Reform (2007) · cites this paper as Moyo 2001
The Land Apportionment Act of 1930 imposed racially segregated spatial planning on Zimbabwe, and this model was maintained into the post-independence phase.
“Hence, segregated legislation, namely the Land Apportionment Act of 1930, was adopted in order to impose racially segregated spatial planning on the country. The segregated spatial planning model was maintained into the post-independence phase (Moyo, 2001: 7).”
From Reflections on expropriation-based land reform in Southern Africa (2019) · cites this paper as Moyo, 2001: 7
In 1930, special designated areas were first established for emergent Black farmers; successful 'master' farmers were granted portions of land up to 100 hectares with the intent of developing a Black yeoman class.
“In 1930, special designated areas were first established for emergent Black farmers; in this instance, successful 'master' farmers were granted portions of land up to 100 hectares with the intent of developing a Black yeoman class (Moyo, 2001: 17).”
From Reflections on expropriation-based land reform in Southern Africa (2019) · cites this paper as Moyo, 2001: 17
The ESAP's reduced trade tariffs resulted in a sharp decline in food and export crop production, massive inflation, unemployment, food shortages, and a collapsing health and educational system.
“The markets were mainly affected because of the ESAP that was adopted; this included the reduced trade tariffs that resulted in the sharp decline in food and export crop production, massive inflation, unemployment, food shortages, and a collapsing health and educational system (Moyo, 2001: 19).”
From Reflections on expropriation-based land reform in Southern Africa (2019) · cites this paper as Moyo, 2001: 19
One reason land was expropriated from White commercial farmers was to encourage and increase funding from Britain and other donor nations.
“According to Moyo (2001: 24), one of the reasons why land was expropriated from White commercial farmers was to encourage and increase funding from Britain and other donor nations.”
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- Authors
- Moyo, S.
- Affiliations
- Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Corresponding author
- Moyo, Sam
- Venue
- Millennium: Journal of International Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2001-06
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 311-330
- ISSN
- 0305-8298 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-9021
- OpenAlex
- W2043208959
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- FWCI
- 14.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Millennium Journal of International Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
- Keywords
- democratization, neoliberalism, land reform, land redistribution, political economy of land, Zimbabwe
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