How can Zimbabwe leverage its mineral resources for economic recovery and sustainable growth

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dc.contributor.authorZikiti, Beauty
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T07:28:56Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T07:28:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted to the University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of MASTER OF COMMERCE IN DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND POLICY University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management School of Economics and Business Sciences – SEBS Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development (CSID)en_ZA
dc.description.abstractZimbabwe’s mineral sector has been the major contributor of the national economy’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since the economic meltdown post land reform programme. The scale of the crisis resulted in the adoption of the multicurrency system in 2009. In an attempt to save the economy from total collapse the government has turned to the mining sector to establish linkages through mineral beneficiation. This study has analysed whether the creation of linkages in the mineral sector, through beneficiation and value addition, could resuscitate the economy. Literature on natural resources shows that countries that are resource-rich experience slow growth rates than resource-poor countries. The study found that mineral resource dependency could be a platform or foundation for economic growth and developmental opportunities through linkages creation in the mineral sector. However, resource-based development strategy is a challenging development path that needs a strong state with vested capacity to actively direct and co-ordinate economic transformation through deepening of the resource sector. Political tensions in Zimbabwe are the overriding obstacles to economic linkages creation in the mining sector and across other sectors. It is therefore, imperative to understand the socio-economic and political dynamics and interactions that influence and shape policy decisions, implementation and their outcomes in order for Zimbabwe to optimise economic linkages and revive its economy.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMT2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (vi, 67 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationZikiti, Beauty (2016) How can Zimbabwe leverage its mineral resources for economic recovery and sustainable growth, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/21775>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/21775
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshMines and mineral resources--Zimbabwe
dc.subject.lcshMIneral industries--Zimbabwe
dc.subject.lcshEconomic development--Zimbabwe
dc.titleHow can Zimbabwe leverage its mineral resources for economic recovery and sustainable growthen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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