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Title: | Plans for a Zimbabwe aid package: blueprint for recovery or shock therapy prescription for liberalisation? |
Authors: | Bracking, Sarah Cliffe, Lionel |
Year: | 2009 |
Periodical: | Review of African Political Economy |
Volume: | 36 |
Issue: | 119 |
Pages: | 103-113 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Zimbabwe |
Subjects: | development cooperation economic policy aid agencies |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240902934016 |
Abstract: | In 'The shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism', Naomi Klein (2007) presents Bolivia as an early case of neo-con, neoliberal strategies for capitalizing on disasters in order to promote liberalization. However, the overall plan of liberalization by shock treatment led to massive impoverishment in the country. The present authors ask whether Bolivia is a harbinger of Zimbabwean futures or a cautionary tale. They argue that initiatives for Zimbabwe's economic restoration by international donors raise several worrying implications. Amongst others, 'recovery' is seen as an opportunity to invoke complete liberalization, and popular and democratic interests are excluded from the transitional process. The authors also pay attention to the issue of land reform. In conclusion, they present alternative plans for Zimbabwe's recovery. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract] |