The Hard Road to Reform: The Politics of Zimbabwe's Global Political AgreementBrian Raftopoulos The defeat of ZANU-PF in the 2008 parliamentary election marked the end of one-party rule in Zimbabwe. The Global Political Agreement signed later that resulted in a Government of National Unity, and the former ruling party was, for the first time, faced with the reality of sharing power. The Hard Road to Reform presents a penetrating analysis of developments since the GNU was established, reviewing recent political history from a range of perspectives - political, economic, social and historical, and featuring the best work of Zimbabwe's young scholars. As Brian Raftopolos writes in his introduction: 'the book is an attempt to analyse and assess both the hopes and frustrations of the last four years and to confront the harsh challenges that lie ahead.' |
Contents
National Conflict Regional
Agony International Dilemma | 1 |
A Critical Review of the Politics of the Movement for Democratic Change Parties under the
GPA Government Framework 20092012 | 39 |
CHAPTER 3 ZANUPF and the Government
of National Unity 200912 | 71 |
The Challenge of the Inclusive
Government to Zimbabwean Civil Society | 117 |
African Union Southern African Development Community and the Global
Political Agreement in Zimbabwe | 142 |
A Review of Zimbabwes Relations with the West
in the Framework of the Global Political Agreement | 171 |
Challenges and Opportunities in PostGPA Zimbabwe
| 211 |
Select Bibliography | 251 |
Back cover
| 257 |
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