Zimbabwe's Plunge

Zimbabwe's Plunge
Exhausted Nationalism, Neoliberalism and the Struggle for Social Justice

by Patrick Bond & Masimba Manyanya

"a book that must be read by anyone interested in an unbiased view of the global and domestic geo-politics and the manner in which they have destroyed the once vibrant economy of the country." Business Tribune (Harare, 24/10/03)

Zimbabwe confronts contradictions that bedevil both nationalists and neo-liberals. An alternative political project is sketched out, drawing on the Zimbabwean people's struggles for social justice.

This book makes international comparisons, and applies great analytical depth to the country's politics. Four appendices provide current seminal economic texts from the ruling party, the MDC, the National Working People's Convention and Jubilee South.

Contents:

1: A History of Uneven Development.
2: Economic Constraints.
3: Political Constraints.
4. Globalization's Constraints.
5. Conquering the Constraints.
Conclusion: Scenarios for Social Change.
Appendix 1: ZANU's ESAP/MERP Debate.
Appendix 2: The MDC's ESARP.
Appendix 3: Declaration of the National Working People's Convention.
Appendix 4: Jubilee South's Pan-African Declaration on Poverty Reduction Strategy Programmes.
References
Index

272 pages