POLS 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Union Buildings, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe
17 Dec 2017
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What are the prospects for change in zimbabwe: robert mugabe became the president of zimbabwe, it looked like things were headed in good direction he was inclusive of the former leader of rhodesia (ian smith) Rhodesia is named after sessile rhodes: rhodesia then became zimbabwe and robert mugabe has rules ever since. Mugabe had a lot of street credit as he has spent time in prison and was a member of the liberation front. He is 93 years old and has still not stepped down. It might mean that it is more inclusive. On the issue of structural adjustment, clapham states that political leaders had three options or response : the collection of ifi dominated by the world bank and the international. Political leaders in africa have agency they have the option to say no. African leaders are interested first and foremost in obtaining aid because it essential to their own political survival.
