Gender, Politics and Land Use in Zimbabwe 1980-2012.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- Notes on Authors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Background to the Study -- Introduction -- Background to the Problem -- Land Politics in pre-and Independent Zimbabwe -- Statement of the Problem -- Clarification of Concepts -- Method of Investigation -- 2. Research Methodology -- Introduction -- Research Design -- The Study Area -- Geology and Vegetation -- Fieldwork -- Ethical Considerations -- Conclusion -- 3. The Historical Context of Land in Zimbabwe -- The Political Economy of Zimbabwe -- Land Ownership During the Colonial Era -- Other Oppressive Native Practices -- The Rhodesian Front Era -- Growth of Trade Unionism 1934-1950s -- The Liberation War (Second Chimurenga) and its Impact on the Land Question -- The Lancaster Agreement -- Change of Power Politics -- Socio-economic and Political Conditions in the First Decade of Independence 1980-1990 -- Reform of Agricultural Institutions -- The Economic Background at Independence -- Conclusion -- 4. Land Reform Programme -- Introduction -- Basis for Land Reform Programmes -- Goals of the Land Reform Programme -- Resettlement Programme Targets -- Resettlement Models -- Agro-ecological Regions -- Management of Areas of Origin -- Land Reform Changes -- Comments on the First Phase of the Land Reform Programme -- The Controller and Auditor General Audit of 1993 -- Entry Barriers to the Commercial Agricultural Sector -- Second Phase of the Pre-Fast Track Land Resettlement Programme -- Other Causes of High Demand for Land -- Fast Track Resettlement Phase -- Achievements under Fast Track -- The Impact of HIV/AIDS -- Conclusion -- 5. Gender and Land Politics in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Theories of Land and their Implications on Gender -- Gender-blind Theories.

Gender-sensitive Theories -- Current Debates on Women and Access to Land and Other Resources -- Conceptualising Gender and Land Reform in Zimbabwe -- Gender, Land Tenure and Land Reform in Southern Africa -- Gender and Land Tenure in Zimbabwe -- Women's Activism and Land Tenure -- State Politics, Gender and Land Tenure -- Conclusion -- 6. Presentation, Discussion and Interpretation of Findings -- Introduction -- Biodata of Respondents -- Research Question 1: What was the Redistributive Nature of Both Resettlement Phases? -- Research Question 2: How were Beneficiaries Selected for Both Phases? -- Research Question 3: What were the Implementation Strategies in Both Phases? -- Research Question 4: To What Extent were Women Empowered Through the two Resettlement Phases? -- Research Question 5(a): What was the Impact of Both Phases on the Environment and the Ecosystem? -- Research Question 5(b): What was the Impact of Both Phases on Food Security at Household Level (Impact on Livelihoods)? -- Research Question 6: What were the Problems Faced by Beneficiaries? -- Research Question 7: How has HIV/AIDS Impacted on Production in Both Land Reform Phases? -- Research Question 8: What has been the Fate of Farm Workers who were Displaced by the Land Reform Programmes? -- Conclusion -- 7. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations -- Introduction -- Summary of the Study -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- References -- Appendices -- Back cover.

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