The new politics of Zimbabwe's lowveld: Struggles over land at the margins

African Affairs

Volumn 111, Issue 445, 2012, Pages 527-550

  Scoones, Ian ^a   Chaumba, Joseph ^b   Mavedzenge, Blasio ^c   Wolmer, William ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; ENTREPRENEUR; INVESTMENT; LAND REFORM; POLITICAL POWER; RESOURCE USE; STATE ROLE;

CHIREDZI; MASVINGO; SAVE VALLEY CONSERVANCY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84867119190     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/ads057     Document Type: Article

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