Sets out to unravel the contradiction of a country, Zimbabwe, where a rich, diverse resource base co-exists with endemic poverty. This book assesses Zimbabwe’s economy through three main phases: 1980-90 when a strong social policy framework proved difficult to sustain due to erratic growth, and 1991-96, when structural adjustment demanded a market-driven approach to development. The third phase is characterized by crisis-management leading to policy inconsistencies and reversals. Not surprisingly, such incoherence saw the economy descend into hyperinflation and paralysis in 2007-2008, leading to the signing of the Global Political Agreement in September 2008. In the absence of formal dollarization, economic recovery after the adoption of the multi-currency regime has remained fragile, leaving an estimated 70 per cent of the population outside the banking system. This has further entrenched uneven (enclave) growth as the economy remains locked in a low-income poverty trap. 546pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS.

In the context of AIDS and a declining economy, one strategy for children to ensure their own livelihood is to engage in domestic employment. This study presents the findings of research based on interviews and discussions with child domestic workers in Zimbabwe. It examines at the circumstances that pushed them into employment, the hardships and humiliations they face, as well as the benefits they derive, including, in some cases, education. Argues that while child domestic wok is problematic, and often lays children open to various types of abuse, it can also offer critical support and patronage to very disadvantaged children. 128pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS.

Argues that the seeds of Zimbabwe's economic decline were sown soon after independence in unsustainable policy initiatives. Highlights lessons for countries struggling with the trade-offs between growth-orientated and redistributive policies. 18 figs, 73 tables, notes, bib, index, xiv, 329pp, UK. PALGRAVE

This is a study of urban governance, using areas of Zimbabwe's biggest city, Harare as case studies. It presents and discusses sets of perceptions of poverty and the poor which influence policy development and decision making among urban policy makers and shows the effects of positive as well as negative perceptions of the poor. Refs, tables, maps, 67pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

A study of the manufacturing sector based on a three year survey of 213 firms after the introduction of the Economic and Structural Adjustment Programme in 1993-5. Pays particular attention to the great variation among firms in responses to the new economic environment. 10 figs, 141 tables, notes, refs, index, xvi, 304pp, UK. PALGRAVE

The product of a group of Zimbabwean NGOs who sought to discover their relevance in promoting development. They named this exercise Makadii-Linjani, or How are you doing? and engaged with communities to discover whether or not their development partners had benefited from their intervention. Offers insights into how a people-centred approach to development can be sustained, even in difficult operating environments. 128pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS.

A collection of essays on the impact of globalisation on common property and resources in Zimbabwe. Refs, tables, 201pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS.

Despite their obvious magnitude, accurate data on remittance flows to Zimbabwe is unavailable or inaccessible. In an attempt to address such data deficiencies, SAMP devised the household-level Migration and Remittances Survey (MARS) which was administered in several SADC countries, including Zimbabwe. The MARS study was implemented in Zimbabwe in 2005 and surveyed 723 urban and rural households. 50pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

Explores business and business ethics in a society with political and social-economic crises. As an engaging and engaged effort to bring a nexus between business ethics and business practices in any human society, the book invites the reader to partake in pressing debates on business ethics in times of crisis. The book provides a much needed interdisciplinary approach and marshals an extraordinary array of social and intellectual resources that positively inspire business people and business making. It is wholesome and systematic in its articulation of the political and social forces that shape and are shaped by business. 188pp, CAMEROON. LANGAA RPCIG.

A study of everyday life and the quality of living in a poor neighbourhood of Chitungwiza, an independent Zimbabwean town about thirty kilometres south of Harare city centre. Refs, maps, diags, 77pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE, 9171065113

Within the context of deteriorating economic conditions in Zimbabwe, this study shows the impact of remittances from undocumented migrants on household livelihoods in rural Zimbabwe. While based on a case study of a small community in Zimbabwe, the study provides material that underscores the significance of remittances from undocumented migrants for household livelihoods and development. 76pp, SENEGAL. CODESRIA.

In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organisations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS. The aim of the project is to develop models of best practice so as to enhance and improve support structures for OVC in the southern African region as a whole. This report forms part of a series that examines the work undertaken as part of the Kellogg OVC Intervention Project from 2002 to 2005. 280pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL.

A World Bank assessment of Zimbabwe's devastating increase in poverty during the 1990s. The authors analyse different reasons such as drought and structural adjustment. Refs, notes, 56pp, USA. WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS, 0821350331

Collection of studies on livelihoods in south-eastern Zimbabwe, looking at the essential contribution of child labour to productivity in poor families and how children and women suffer when development projects are placed in control of men. Two chapters explore the tension between conserving the environment and making money from it through crafts. Explores women's sexual labour, the inadequacies of new technologies in local conditions and the significance of local contexts in understanding how people manage resources. Bibliography, 168pp, ZIMBABAWE. WEAVER PRESS.

A historical account of the country's manufacturing sector taking into account important events including the second World War, UDI, sanctions, the liberation struggle, and the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme. 12 tables, notes, bib, index, 132pp, ZIMBABWE. UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE PUBLICATIONS.

First-hand account of the tenure of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, from December 2003 onwards by one of the chief architects of that country's economic collapse. Claims that "Zimbabweans have been denied the pursuit of development because of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Britain and its allies who have sought regime change in the country and because of serious gaps and weaknesses in the policy response to the sanctions by both the government and the business community in our country. 256pp, ZIMBABWE." ZIMBABWE PUBLISHING HOUSE.