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The Politics of Resource Bargaining, Social Relations and Institutional Development in Zimbabwe Since Independence

In: The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development

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  • Richard Saunders

    (York University
    University of Johannesburg)

Abstract

This chapter traces the evolution of domestic resource mobilization in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. It adopts an historical-comparative approach to explore changes in the balance of forces among actors, and institutional constraints associated with the formulation of successive resource mobilization strategies. Three case studies of divergent resource mobilization innovations underscore the complexity of challenges faced by a government whose actions are shaped by uneven state capacity and weakened policy autonomy. The chapter concludes that the relative strength of established business interests have enabled business actors to continue to wield significant power and influence, while diminished state capacity, declining political legitimacy and a chronic state fiscal crisis have fuelled social contestation over resource mobilization.

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  • Richard Saunders, 2020. "The Politics of Resource Bargaining, Social Relations and Institutional Development in Zimbabwe Since Independence," Social Policy in a Development Context, in: Katja Hujo (ed.), The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development, chapter 12, pages 371-403, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:sopchp:978-3-030-37595-9_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37595-9_12
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