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Land and agrarian transformation in Zimbabwe : rethinking rural livelihoods in the aftermath of the land reforms /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mkodzongi, Grasian (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Anthem Press, 2020.
Series:International environmental policy series
Subjects:
Land use, Rural > Environmental aspects > Zimbabwe.
Agricultural pollution.
Agricultural conservation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Half-title
  • Series information
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapters 1-7
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: An Overview of Zimbabwe's Land Reform Program, 2000-20
  • Introduction
  • Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Program: An Overview
  • Peasants, Redistributive Land Reform and Rural Livelihoods
  • Data Gathering in Mhondoro Ngezi
  • Structure of the Book
  • Chapter 2 Reclaiming the Land in Mhondoro Ngezi
  • Historical Background to the Damvuri Conservancy
  • Land Occupations and Their Dynamics in Mhondoro Ngezi
  • Farm Workers and Land Occupations in Mhondoro Ngezi
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Land Beneficiaries and Their Origins
  • Former Mhondoro Ngezi CA Residents
  • Gokwe and Sanyati 'Returnees'
  • Farm Workers, Urbanites and Mine Workers
  • Were the Beneficiaries ZANU PF Supporters?
  • 'Every Day Forms of Resistance' after the Land Reform
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 Governing the Land after the Land Reform
  • Land Occupations and the Transformation of Rural Authority
  • The Role of ZANU PF in Local Governance
  • The Dynamics of Customary Authority after the Land Reform
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5 New People, New Land and New Livelihoods: An Analysis of Livelihood Trajectories after Fast Track Land Reform
  • Utilizing the Land
  • Hurudza (Rich Peasants)
  • Worker-Peasants
  • Rural Proletariat
  • Straddling Livelihoods after Land Reform
  • Natural Resource Extraction and Trade
  • Cross-Border Trade
  • Mining
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 'Turning Strangers into Neighbours': Social Organization and Agency after the Land Reforms
  • New People, New Challenges
  • Social Organization after the Land Reforms
  • New People, New Social Networks and Institutions
  • Damvuri Development Committee
  • Churches
  • Political Parties and Local State Structures
  • HIV/AIDS Support Groups
  • Burial Societies
  • Farmer Cooperatives
  • The Mhondoro Ngezi Community Share-Ownership Trust
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 Conclusions
  • End Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Archival Files
  • Newspaper Articles
  • List of Interviews
  • List of Meetings
  • Index