Outcomes of post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe - 9781138108653

Taylor & Francis

Outcomes of post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform in ZimbabweAuthor(s): Lionel Cliffe, Jocelyn Alexander, Ben Cousins, Rudo Gaidzanwa\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138108653, 978-1138108653\nSynopsis\nThe struggle over land has been the central issue in Zimbabwe ever since white settlers began to carve out large farms over a century ago. Their monopolisation of the better-watered half of the land was the focus of the African war of liberation war, and was partially modified following Independence in 1980. A dramatic further episode in this history was launched at the start of the last decade with the occupation of many farms by groups of African veterans of the liberation struggle and their supporters, which was then institutionalised by legislation to take over most of the large commercial farms for sub-division.\n\nSustained fieldwork over the intervening years, by teams of scholars and experts, and by individua.