The state and black business development: The Small Enterprises Development Corporation and the politics of indigenisation and economic empowerment in Zimbabwe

Nyamunda, Tinashe

doi:10.17159/2309-8392/2016/v61n1a6

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“…For example, I submitted an article to a local South African economic history journal and it was rejected on these grounds -only to be accepted immediately in a history journal. 29 At the heart of the debate on what constitutes economic history is methodology and the question of what informs it. Are "counting" and the use of statistical methods the sole determinants of what defines the discipline?…”

Section: History Methodology and Debates About What African Economic History Is And Should Bementioning

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Perspectives: Introduction

Fourie¹,

Ballim²,

Groenewald³

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In August 2019, economist Johan Fourie of Stellenbosch University invited Historia to publish a "reflection piece" he had written and presented in March that year at the University of the Free State. In it, he puts forward his views of what History does, what it ought to do, and how it can perhaps be done better here in (South) Africa. His central concern is with big data and digitising records. He issues a number of seemingly bold challenges and provocations to historians. A slightly edited version of that piece is reproduced below. Rather than publish it as a stand-alone piece, however, and in the spirit of respectful exchange, we are publishing four substantial engagements with several of the arguments made by Fourie. These responses are by Faeeza Ballim, Gerald Groenewald, Jennifer Upton and Tinashe Nyamunda, all of whom are experts in their respective fields and experienced in their craft. Each takes the substantive points made by Fourie seriously, and responds to them in different ways. Best read as perspectives on a complex and enduring debate amongst people who are mindful of the politics of the past as well as being critically engaged with what historians "do" in the present, they recognise the technological and methodological promises of digital histories and big data, but eloquently remind us too of their limitations and indeed their potential pitfalls. There is much more to discuss, not the least of which is the responsibility for the ownership of and access to such records in a democratic and socially just world. The authors' information is included at the close, after a brief "Response" by Fourie.

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Section: History Methodology and Debates About What African Economic History Is And Should Bementioning

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“…Robert Shiller reminds us a "deep understanding of history requires imputing what was on the minds of those people who made history, what their narratives were". 29 Narratives, in short, allow for historical analyses which point to the importance of human agency as much as (or even more than) structure.…”

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Perspectives: Introduction

Fourie¹,

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Groenewald³

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“…Despite the economic collapse on a day infamously known as Black Friday (14 November 1997), the origins of Zimbabwe’s economic challenges can be traced even further back ( The Herald , 2014; Nyamunda 2016a), including in relation to global demands on peripheral nations like Zimbabwe (Nyamunda and Sibanda, 2020). For instance, criticizing crisis literature produced before 2005, Phimister argues that ‘some of the present tyranny in Zimbabwe will be found in the authoritarian nationalism under construction in the 1960s’ (Phimister, 2005: 126).…”

Section: Pre-coup Economic Collapse: Origins Crisis and Dysfunctionsmentioning

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‘Open for Business’ but Bankrupt: Currencies, the ‘New Dispensation’ and the Zimbabwean Economy

Nyamunda

2021

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The paper examines the Mnangagwa government’s economic policies in Zimbabwe. It looks at its ‘new’ dispensation economic policies, passed off as creating a middle-income economy by 2030. The study suggests that these policies, encapsulated in the ‘open for business’ rhetoric, were designed to create an image of political and economic reform. However, efforts to mask the ZANU-PF government’s unmistakable authoritarian traits failed. It is increasingly apparent that there is no significant departure in economic policies from the previous Mugabe regime. Zimbabwe’s crisis endures as the technocrats fail to resolve the monetary crisis and the economy continues to collapse.

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“…The Golden Spiderweb project was framed within the discourse of economic empowerment of vulnerable indigenous communities, which was topical during this period (Nyamunda 2016a). Prima facie, the Golden Spiderweb, project had some prospects for improving livelihoods.…”

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Rural Women, Global Value Networks and Precarity in Chirumhanzu District, Zimbabwe, 1991–2000

Ncube

2020

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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In 1991 Zimbabwe liberalised its economy. This resulted in the opening of the national economy to foreign investment. In line with this, subcontracting arrangements between international corporations and local commodity producers became prevalent. While this attracted scholarly interest, most of it is on global agricultural value networks. By tracing the integration of rural women knitters into international markets, this article offers a different case study. While integration into the knitwear global value chain afforded the women an opportunity to earn an income, their employment remained precarious. This article draws on archival data and interviews from participants to make its case.

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The state and black business development: The Small Enterprises Development Corporation and the politics of indigenisation and economic empowerment in Zimbabwe

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Perspectives: Introduction

‘Open for Business’ but Bankrupt: Currencies, the ‘New Dispensation’ and the Zimbabwean Economy

Rural Women, Global Value Networks and Precarity in Chirumhanzu District, Zimbabwe, 1991–2000

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