Elitist Domination and Its Import: Survey of Four Decades of Perpetuation of Inequities in Zimbabwe

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politikon Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/02589346.2021.1952736

A. Matamanda, I. Chirisa, Siphokazi Rammile

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The purpose of the paper is to interrogate the meaning of Zimbabwe’s four decades of independence after the country attained it in 1980. We argue that the creation of and continued dominance by a new class of elites in the country is the principal reason why many citizens remain entrenched in poverty. Based on a desktop study of the evidence and cases of issues surrounding dichotomies of sectors – urban versus rural, formal versus informal, low-income versus high-income – the paper engages thematic and content analysis. The findings reveal that inequality remains a staunch force that the new president must fight. The country has rich mining deposits, yet inequality remains high. Good governance and progressive distributive policies are suggested as possible measures to rescue the country from gross inequalities currently bedevilling it.

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精英统治及其影响:对津巴布韦四十年不平等现象的调查

本文的目的是探究津巴布韦在1980年获得独立后四十年的意义。我们认为，一个新的精英阶层在这个国家的创造和持续统治是许多公民仍然深陷贫困的主要原因。基于对围绕部门二分法(城市与农村、正式与非正式、低收入与高收入)问题的证据和案例的桌面研究，本文进行了主题和内容分析。调查结果显示，不平等仍然是新总统必须对抗的一股强大力量。这个国家拥有丰富的矿藏，但不平等现象依然严重。良好的治理和渐进的分配政策被认为是将国家从目前困扰它的严重不平等中拯救出来的可能措施。

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Politikon POLITICAL SCIENCE-

CiteScore

1.90

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0.00%

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审稿时长

32 weeks

期刊介绍： Politikon focuses primarily on South African politics, but not exclusively so. Over the years the journal has published articles by some of the world" leading political scientists, including Arend Lijphart, Samuel Huntingdon, and Philippe Schmitter. It has also featured important contributions from South Africa"s leading political philosophers, political scientists and international relations experts. It has proved an influential journal, particularly in debates over the merits of South Africa"s constitutional reforms (in 1983 and 1994). In the last few years special issues have focused on women and politics in South Africa, and the South African election of 1999.