Browsing IDS Research, Discussion and Working Papers by Title
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Beyond the house of hunger: the struggle for democratic development in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)As the first decade of independence drew to a close in Zimbabwe, there were increasing indications, particularly in the urban areas, of growing disillusionment with the operations of the Zimbabwean State. In September ... -
Communication policies in the African context: Towards an operational and conceptual framework
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1989)This paper is written as a contribution to an understanding of the position and nature of communication policies in Africa. Very few African countries have articulated clear-cut and definite media policies and the lack ... -
Crisis in education and culture and its social reflection on women: A case study of Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)This paper looks at the crisis of women's education in Zimbabwe from a socio-cultural point of view; or what the author terms "educulture". The main argument of the paper is that in spite of numerous post-independence ... -
Current marketing, supply and demand of the agricultural seeds in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)Future agricultural growth in the communal areas of Zimbabwe must come from intensified land use. This cannot be achieved on any large scale until the needs of small-scale farmers are met with respect to agricultural ... -
Foreign exchange auctioning as a measure of economic liberalisation for adjustment in Zambia: problems and prospects for African economies
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1987)Last week, on the 27th of February 1987, a certain local newspaper, having been informed of the topic for tonight's meeting , decided to place on its strategic page four, a long article in which a World Bank official - ... -
Imperialism, apartheid and the white minority in South Africa
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1988)The situation in South Africa continues to attract extensive world wide attention. Certainly, no day passes without the mass media throughout the world highlighting the events within South Africa. Most of these daily ... -
The informal sector in the labour reserve economies of Southern Africa with special reference to Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1985)This paper is written as a contribution to the research project in Zimbabwe on the informal sector. We have therefore written it in the absence of any detailed research on the subject. Our main purpose has been to raise ... -
Issues and prospects in coal utilisation in Zimbabwe's rural households
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1989-09)The supply of energy to rural households in Zimbabwe has become an urgent issue for Government particularly for the reason that the traditional form of rural household energy, wood, is increasingly becoming harder to ... -
Issues of agricultural employment development in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)Agriculture remains the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy, in spite of the atypical relatively developed manufacturing, mining and services sectors by African standards. Table 1.1. gives some salient features pertaining ... -
Labour legislation in Zimbabwe: Historical and contemporary perspectives
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1985-04)The relationship between the legal and social structures which underpin social relations of production is potentially an area of fruitful inquiry. It is the intention of this paper to examine the basis of the Industrial ... -
The Lancaster House agreement and the Post-Independence state in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1990)Every colonisation and decolonisation process must of necessity be fraught with antagonistic contradictions which may differ in terms of their character and depth (the form) but not their essence. The class contradictions ... -
The main contradictions and obstacles confronting the Five-Year National Development Plan
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1989)The general aims and objectives of this paper have been set by the organisers of this seminar, that is, mainly "to make broadcasters understand the details, general goals and problems of the Five-Year National Development ... -
The political economy of hunger in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1985)The CODESRIA/UNESCO project proposal on the 'socio-economic analysis of the problem of hunger and food self-sufficiency' focuses on a largely neglected aspect of the food crisis in Africa: the nature and origin of food ... -
The political economy of Zimbabwe-Focus on the creation of a proletariat: Implications for the labour movement
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1992)The Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies has been asked to present a paper to this important seminar on the topic: The Political Economy of Zimbabwe: Implications for the Labour Movement. This, as the letter of ... -
Price control as a means of consumer protection in Zimbabwe: A review of the price formation system
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)This paper has been written as a response to a workshop on price control and consumer protection held at the Park Lane Hotel from 9th to 11th September, 1987. Several papers were presented at this workshop which was ... -
A review of the class and gender basis of Agricultural Extension Services in Zimbabwe's communal areas
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1992)This survey and review of literature was undertaken in order to lay the foundation for the conceptualisation of the extension study and formulation of hypotheses. It has also guided the selection of areas of in-depth ... -
The root causes of hunger in Zimbabwe: An overview of the nature, causes and effects of hunger and strategies to combat hunger
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1985-09)In the midst of so-called African food and hunger "crisis", Zimbabwe has been widely acclaimed to be a unique "success" story in comparison to other African countries because of increasing aggregate output of agricultural ... -
The social impact and responses to the economic crisis in Africa: A case for Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1992)A lot of research on the economic crisis and its impact on the African countries has so far focused on the economic performances of the countries concerned. The emphasis has been on variables such as production levels ... -
The social sciences, policy research and development in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1990)Research and research-related activities have an extremely important role to play in socio-economic development. Indeed, the level of research and the intellectual activities of a society mirror its level of development ...
