Zimbabwe's land reform : myths & realities / Ian Scoones [and others].

Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : James Currey/Boydell & Brewer ; Harare, Zimbabwe : Weaver Press ; Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana Media, 2010.

HD1333.Z55 Z57 2010

9781847010247 (James Currey : pbk.)
1847010245 (James Currey : pbk.)
9781779221100 (Weaver Press)
177922110X (Weaver Press)
9781770099852 (Jacana)
1770099859 (Jacana)

xv, 288 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

(OCoLC)641506608

"Ten years after the land invasions of 2000, this book provides the first full account of the consequences of these dramatic events. This land reform overturned a century-old pattern of land use, one dominated by a small group of large-scale commercial farmers, many of whom were white. The authors challenge five myths by examining field data from Masvingo province: Myth 1 Zimbabwean land reform has been a total failure; Myth 2 The beneficiaries of Zimbabwean land reform have been largely political 'cronies'; Myth 3 There is no investment in the new resettlements; Myth 4 Agriculture is in complete ruins creating chronic food insecurity; Myth 5 The rural economy has collapsed. By challenging these myths, and suggesting alternative policy narratives, this book presents the story as it has been observed on the ground: warts and all. What comes through very strongly is the complexity, the differences, almost farm by farm: there is no single, simple story of the Zimbabwe land reform as sometimes assumed by press reports, political commentators, or indeed much academic study"--Book Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-278) and index.

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