Archival Significance
Edited by Ibbo Mandaza, whose SAPES Books also published AA-WEB-0040 elsewhere in this Archive, this substantial academic study examines Zimbabwe’s first post-independence decade through the CODESRIA network, Africa’s leading independent social science research council.
Institutional Context
Published under CODESRIA’s imprint, variously cited as Dakar and London, reflecting the organisation’s pan-African research mandate and international distribution.
Content Summary
A 430-page academic study examining Zimbabwe’s political economy during its first six years of independence.
Research Utility
A key academic source for researchers of Zimbabwe’s early post-independence economic and political trajectory, useful alongside Mandaza’s other publishing work held in this Archive.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.