Failed states: Zimbabwe

Jeremy R. Youde

doi:10.4324/9780203807804-49

Failed states: Zimbabwe

Jeremy R. Youde

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Since 2000, Zimbabwe has undergone a precipitous slide. After achieving majority rule in 1980, it initially developed a reputation for stability and pragmatic economic and political policies. Since the late 1990s, however, the country has become identified with economic decline, political violence, and authoritarian crackdowns against political dissent. The country’s education and health care systems have almost completely shut down for a lack of basic supplies and an inability to pay teachers, doctors, and nurses. The annual inflation rate hit 260million percent. The collapse of the public health and sanitation systems gave rise to Africa’s worst cholera epidemic on record. Does this make Zimbabwe a failed state?.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	417-427
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136664373
ISBN (Print)	9780415781107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203807804-49
State	Published - Jan 1 2012
Externally published	Yes

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© 2012 B.J.C. McKercher for selection and editorial matter.

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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