https://hdl.handle.net/10646/694 IDS books and booklets Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:26:41 GMT 2026-04-09T21:26:41Z https://hdl.handle.net/10646/722 Title: Co-operatives and contract mining in the Zimbabwe Chrome mining industry: The paradox of industrial democracy Authors: Chiwawa, H. Abstract: In Zimbabwe, post-independence State policies were formulated and believed to redress past injustices and economic imbalances through a socialist model. Included in this new, apparently radical approach in the transitional period were producer cooperatives which were no longer proscribed but actively promoted under the new socialist ideology. So far, the exact impact of these policies and the effectiveness of the cooperative strategy under the existing socio-economic structure have not been quantified and critically assessed. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to make a contribution in this direction with a view to giving some pointers for the reappraisal of State policies and priorities in economic development and socialist transformation. Although taking a sectoral approach, it is hoped the paper raises important issues not only pertaining to the chrome mining industry, but also of immediate relevance to the entire economy. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part, which deals with problem identification and methodological issues, seeks to put chrome mining cooperatives in their proper socio-economic context and to justify the method of analysis adopted in the second part. The second part of the paper consists of the presentation and analysis of the research findings, the summary, conclusion and recommendations. Sun, 01 Jan 1989 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10646/722 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10646/721 Title: Agricultural employment expansion: Smallholder land and labour capacity growth Authors: Moyo, Sam Abstract: This report is based on a synthesis of findings from various publications, ZEDS surveys and numerous Government publications. It is supported by a wide spreading background study report on Zimbabwe's prospects for employment and agricultural development produced with two other colleagues from ZIDS. In four preliminary sections the report first traces the role and contributions of agriculture in the economy and in employment, and then it assesses the performances of the agricultural sub-sector, focusing on large-scale commercial farming (LSCF) and Communal Area farming in order to highlight the differences in employment and growth impacts of these two dominant sub-sectors. In the two following sections the resources and policy framework of sub-sectoral performance are discussed and identifiable investment policy impacts synthesized, with particular attention given to the employment effects of the post-independence agricultural developments. These analyses lead to the conclusion that reasonable growth and some small measure of equity were achieved during the period studied, while declining formal employment, increased underemployment and precarious Communal farm employment were achieved in a situation of growing officially "descaled" unemployment. Mon, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10646/721 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z