The Debate on Democracy in Contemporary Zimbabwe

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Title:	The Debate on Democracy in Contemporary Zimbabwe
Author:	Sachikonye, Lloyd M.
Year:	1989
Periodical:	Review of African Political Economy
Volume:	16
Issue:	45-46
Pages:	117-125
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Zimbabwe
Subjects:	democracy one-party systems Politics and Government
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/03056248908703831
Abstract:	Debate on the forms and content of 'democracy' in contemporary Zimbabwe has been vigorous. It focuses on broad but interrelated themes: the arguments for and against the creation of a one-party State and the accountability of the political leadership to the masses; the land question, particularly the terms and magnitude of land redistribution among the peasantry, in the run-up to the scrapping of the Lancaster House constitution and the general election of 1990; and the new (more liberal) investment code, particularly its strictures on labour. The significance of this debate, which the State-controlled media has failed to muzzle, is that it indicates the emergence of a resilient democratic political culture. Ref.