Zimbabwe: structural adjustment, destitution &amp; food insecurity

Chattopadhyay, Rupak

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Review of African Political Economy

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Zimbabwe: structural adjustment, destitution & food insecurity

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Author(s): Rupak Chattopadhyay ^a

Publication date (Print): June 2000

Journal: Review of African Political Economy

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This article examines the persistence of hunger in food surplus Zimbabwe during the 1990s. It combines a discussion of the literature on hunger with an analysis of the Zimbabwean structural adjustment programme using the ‘entitlements’ theory of famine as the point of departure to examine ‘persistent starvation’. The article questions the extent to which the structural adjustment programme and increased food production have contributed to food security and welfare. It notes that destitution resulting from structural adjustment polices have increased food insecurity by eroding the purchasing power of large sections of the population. The article further argues that in addition to economic causes, destitution is exacerbated by the effective lack of accountability on the part of the key decision‐makers.

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Title: Review of African Political Economy

Publisher: Review of African Political Economy

ISSN (Print): 0305-6244

ISSN (Electronic): 1740-1720

Publication date (Print): June 2000

Volume: 27

Issue: 84

Pages: 307-316

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^a Department of Political Science , University of Toronto , I am grateful to Merle L Bowen and William G Martin for useful comments and advice., Canada E-mail: >rchattop@ 123456chass.utoronto.ca>

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Publisher ID: 8704461 Coden ID: Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 27, No. 84, June 2000, pp. 307-316

DOI: 10.1080/03056240008704461

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Bond Patrick. . 1998. . ‘Mugabe under Siege: Behind the Protests’,. . Southern Africa Report . , March;: 19––21. .
Bates Robert H. . 1981. . Markets and states in tropical Africa: the political basis of agricultural policies . , Berkeley : : University of California Press. .
Devereux Stephen. . 1993. . Theories of famine . , New York : : Simon and Schuster International, Harvester Wheatsheaf. .
De Waal Alexander. . 1989. . Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan, 1984–1985 . , Oxford : : Oxford University Press. .
Dreze Jean and Sen Amartya Kumar. . 1989. . Hunger and Public Action . , Oxford : : Oxford University Press. .
Economist Intelligence Unit/EIU. . 1996–1999. . Country Report: Zimbabwe . London :
Haarlov Jens. . 1997. . Regional cooperation and integration within industry and trade in Southern Africa: general approaches . , Aldershot : : Avebury. .
International Monetary Fund/IMF. . 1999. . “‘Zimbabwe: Statistical Appendix, Staff Country Report 99/49'. ”.
‘Frameworks for monetary stability: policy issues and country experiences:. In: . papers presented at the sixth seminar on central banking’; . Washington , DC .
Mankiw N Gregory and Romer David. , eds. 1991. . New Keynesian economics: Imperfect competition and sticky prices . , Cambridge , Mass : : MIT Press. .
Maxwell Simon. . 1994. . “‘Understanding and Managing Food Shocks’. ”. In Sustainable development and hunger in Africa: A donor agenda . , Chatham : : Natural Resources Institute. .
Mhone Guy C Z. . 1993. . The quest for regional cooperation in southern Africa: problems and issues . , Harare : : SAPES Books. .
Renfrew Anne. . 1992. . ESAP and Health: The effects of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme on the Health of the People of Zimbabwe . , Harare : : Mambo Press. .
Salih Mohamed Abdel and Rahim M. , eds. 1994. . Inducing food insecurity: perspectives on food policies in Eastern and Southern Africa . , Uppsala : : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. .
Sen A. . 1981. . Poverty and Famines . , Oxford : : University Press. .
Thompson Carol B. . 1993. . Drought Management in Southern Africa . , Windhoek : : UNICEF. .
1991. . Harvests under fire: regional co‐operation for food security in Southern Africa . , Atlantic Highlands , NJ : : Zed Books. .
United Nations Development Progamme/ UNDP. . 1998. . Human Development Report . , Oxford and London : : Oxford University Press. .
Uvin Peter. . 1994. . The international organization of hunger . , London: New York : : Kegan Paul International. .
Wetherell Iden. . 1998. . ‘Ending the Plunder?’. . Southern Africa Report . , March;: 16––18. .
World Bank. . 2000. . Figures at a Glance: Zimbabwe .
1999. . Zimbabwe‐National Health Strategy Support . , Washington , DC : : The World Bank. .

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[1] Bond Patrick. . 1998. . ‘Mugabe under Siege: Behind the Protests’,. . Southern Africa Report . , March;: 19––21. .

[2] Bates Robert H. . 1981. . Markets and states in tropical Africa: the political basis of agricultural policies . , Berkeley : : University of California Press. .

[3] Devereux Stephen. . 1993. . Theories of famine . , New York : : Simon and Schuster International, Harvester Wheatsheaf. .

[4] De Waal Alexander. . 1989. . Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan, 1984–1985 . , Oxford : : Oxford University Press. .

[5] Dreze Jean and Sen Amartya Kumar. . 1989. . Hunger and Public Action . , Oxford : : Oxford University Press. .

[6] Economist Intelligence Unit/EIU. . 1996–1999. . Country Report: Zimbabwe . London :

[7] Haarlov Jens. . 1997. . Regional cooperation and integration within industry and trade in Southern Africa: general approaches . , Aldershot : : Avebury. .

[8] International Monetary Fund/IMF. . 1999. . “‘Zimbabwe: Statistical Appendix, Staff Country Report 99/49'. ”.

[9] ‘Frameworks for monetary stability: policy issues and country experiences:. In: . papers presented at the sixth seminar on central banking’; . Washington , DC .

[10] Mankiw N Gregory and Romer David. , eds. 1991. . New Keynesian economics: Imperfect competition and sticky prices . , Cambridge , Mass : : MIT Press. .

[11] Maxwell Simon. . 1994. . “‘Understanding and Managing Food Shocks’. ”. In Sustainable development and hunger in Africa: A donor agenda . , Chatham : : Natural Resources Institute. .

[12] Mhone Guy C Z. . 1993. . The quest for regional cooperation in southern Africa: problems and issues . , Harare : : SAPES Books. .

[13] Renfrew Anne. . 1992. . ESAP and Health: The effects of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme on the Health of the People of Zimbabwe . , Harare : : Mambo Press. .

[14] Salih Mohamed Abdel and Rahim M. , eds. 1994. . Inducing food insecurity: perspectives on food policies in Eastern and Southern Africa . , Uppsala : : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. .

[15] Sen A. . 1981. . Poverty and Famines . , Oxford : : University Press. .

[16] Thompson Carol B. . 1993. . Drought Management in Southern Africa . , Windhoek : : UNICEF. .

[17] 1991. . Harvests under fire: regional co‐operation for food security in Southern Africa . , Atlantic Highlands , NJ : : Zed Books. .

[18] United Nations Development Progamme/ UNDP. . 1998. . Human Development Report . , Oxford and London : : Oxford University Press. .

[19] Uvin Peter. . 1994. . The international organization of hunger . , London: New York : : Kegan Paul International. .

[20] Wetherell Iden. . 1998. . ‘Ending the Plunder?’. . Southern Africa Report . , March;: 16––18. .

[21] World Bank. . 2000. . Figures at a Glance: Zimbabwe .

[22] 1999. . Zimbabwe‐National Health Strategy Support . , Washington , DC : : The World Bank. .