Mugabe crosses the Rubicon: Whites are forced off the land. (Zimbabwe Pres Robert Mugabe's plan to nationalize commercial farmland)(Cover Story)

From: African Business | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Meldrum, Andrew | Copyright information

Farmers, entrepreneurs and financial and economic experts alike were alarmed by Zimbabwe Pres Robert Mugabe's plan to nationalize about five million hectares of white-owned commercial farmland. They claim that the move would have dire consequences for the economy such as reduced agricultural productivity, employment and GDP. The move is also a far cry from the more reconciliatory land reform initiatives adopted by other African nations.

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