Beyond the crises: Zimbabwe's prospects for transformation

Beyond the crises: Zimbabwe's prospects for transformation
Author: Murisa, Tendai
Publisher: Weaver Press
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1779222858

Over the past years, few African countries have been the focus of discussions and analyses generating a vast array of literature as much as Zimbabwe. The socioeconomic and political crises since the turn of the century have deeply transformed the country from the ideals of a vibrant freshly independent nation just two decades earlier. These transformations have necessitated the call for the restructuring of Zimbabwean society, polity, and economy. But this literature remains exclusively within the realm of academic thinking and theorising, with no concerted effort to move beyond this by explicitly drawing out the policy implications. Beyond the Crises: Zimbabwe's Prospects for Transformation is a welcome addition to the academic and policy literature with a much broader and all-embracing focus in terms of policy interventions. By focusing on different aspects of social and economic justice, Murisa and Chikweche go beyond initiating a broad discussion on these two key pillars of human development with a view to suggesting possible future directions of practical solutions and policy development for the attainment of inclusive social and economic justice for Zimbabweans.

The Southern African Environment

The Southern African Environment
Author: Sam Moyo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134163053

The Southern African Environment provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the countries of the SADC region ? Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The area is one of rapid political, economic and social change, and each of the 10 country profiles in this book provides full and detailed information on the physical and human geography, environmental problems, resource base, institutional structures for environmental management and the issues associated with institutional change. Each profile was drafted by local environmental experts and is based on extensive fieldwork and research originally commissioned by the Dutch government. The report provides a unique synthesis of this richly-endowed but troubled region.

Rethinking the Social Sciences with Sam Moyo

Rethinking the Social Sciences with Sam Moyo
Author: Praveen Kumar Jha
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Agriculture and state
ISBN: 9788193926949

This book brings together renowned scholars from four continents to celebrate the lifelong and seminal contribution of Professor Sam Moyo to the social sciences. Moyo was a Zimbabwean scholar whose intellectual trajectory was part of the emergence of a critical scholarship based in the realities and traditions of Africa and the Third World.

Introduction to Zimbabwe

Introduction to Zimbabwe
Author: Gilad James, PhD
Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School
Total Pages: 83
Release:
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 8021748915

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The country has a population of approximately 14.4 million people, with the majority living in rural areas. Zimbabwe gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1980 and has been governed by the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) since then. Zimbabwe's economy has faced many challenges in recent years, including hyperinflation, a shortage of foreign currency, and political instability. Agriculture is the largest sector of the economy, with the majority of the population engaged in subsistence farming. The country is also rich in minerals such as gold, platinum, and diamonds. Despite its economic struggles, Zimbabwe remains a popular tourist destination, known for its wildlife, natural beauty, and historical landmarks such as Great Zimbabwe, a 15th-century stone city that is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Principles of Environmental Economics

Principles of Environmental Economics
Author: Ahmed M. Hussen
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415275606

This text offers a systematic exposition of environmental and natural resource economics. It considers a variety of real world examples to illustrate the policy relevance and implications of key economic and ecological concepts.

Land Change Science

Land Change Science
Author: Garik Gutman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2012-03-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9400743068

This volume is a synthesis of the NASA funded work under the Land-Cover and Land-Use Change Program. Hundreds of scientists have worked for the past eight years to understand one of the most important forces that is changing our planet-human impacts on land cover, that is land use. Its contributions span the natural and the social sciences, and apply state-of-the-art techniques for understanding the earth: satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems, modeling, and advanced computing. It brings together detailed case studies, regional analyses, and globally scaled mapping efforts. This is the most organized effort made to understand the dominant force that has been responsible for changing the Earth’s biosphere. Audience: This publication will be of interest to students, scientists, and policy makers. This volume includes a CD-ROM containing full color images of a selection of illustrations which are printed in black-and-white in the book.