Full Description
This text contains 15 papers which aim to assess the progress of the different dimensions of rural development and planning in post-independence Zimbabwe. From these papers, the text draws conclusions and makes policy recommendations for the future.
Contents
Part 1 Rural economylands of Zimbabwe; rich and poor in Mutoki communal area. Part 2 Agriculture and resettlement: agricultural development policies in the African farming areas of Zimbabwe; the rural settlement programme in post-independence Zimbabwe; land use and agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe. Part 3 Growth points and rural industries: growth centre policy in Zimbabwe - with special reference to district service centres; rural industries and growth points - issues in an ongoing debate; non-agricultural enterprises in the communal lands of Zimbabwe; a survey of district council income generating projects. Part 4 Rural local government: local government and planning in Zimbabwe - with special reference to the provincial/regional level; decentralization in Zimbabwe - problems of planning at the district level; transforming rural local government - Zimbabwe's post-independence experience.
