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Showing 1 to 20 of 703 for “"Zimbabwe"”.
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An archaeological study of the Zimbabwe culture capital of Khami, south-western Zimbabwe
… sought to understand the archaeology of the Zimbabwe Culture capital of Khami through synchronic and diachronic analyses of its material culture. The research employed a number of methodological approaches that included a review of historic documents, surveying and mapping, excavations, …
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Probing polygamous marriages in Zimbabwe
… marriages in our societies, particularly in Zimbabwe where this study took place. The study explored the intricacies of polygamous marriages and how these dominances can be resolved. The research is therefore presented through the 'lived realities' of the affected women in polygamous …
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Zimbabwe dollarisation: short term gift, long term curse - reintroducing the Zimbabwe dollar using the gold standard
… to smoothing out money supply volatility through Zimbabwe dollar introduction. Understanding the responsiveness of the economy to monetary liquidity is explained through theoretical and extrapolative statistical analysis derived from a short-range historic time series.
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Targeted Sanctions and Sovereignty in Zimbabwe
… both comprehensive and targeted sanctions, Zimbabwe serves as fertile ground to interrogate the assumptions underpinning the targeted sanctions framework. Drawing upon Zimbabwe’s intricate political history, this dissertation contends that the philosophical and political foundations of …
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Estimating potential output per capita for Zimbabwe
… to estimate the potential output per capita of Zimbabwe using Structural Vector Autoregressive method (SVAR). The study used quarterly data for the period 1990 to 2012 on the following variables: Gross Domestic Product per Capita (GDPC), Consumer Price Index and unemployment rate presented as …
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Financial intermediation and economic performance in Zimbabwe
… for a common framework to inform debate on Zimbabwe) and positive (to the extent it undertakes an empirical investigation.) Empirically, the study examines the nature and intensity of links between financial intermediation and economic performance in a small developing economy. A Vector …
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Analysis of wheat pricing policy in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, wheat is the principal crop planted in winter occupying about 95 percent of winter planted acreage, it is also one of the most tightly regulated of the controlled crops. Even though Zimbabwe's wheat industry is well developed by regional standards, domestic production has not kept pace …
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Economic evaluation of wheat production in Zimbabwe
"Objective Of The Study: The objective of this study is to identify some of the major factors that constrain wheat production. In addition, the study is to identify means of improving wheat production within the present resource constraints with a goal of reach ing self-sufficiency and thereby …
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Female Friendships in Doris Lessing's Novels (Zimbabwe)
The nature and scope of Lessing's feminism has been controversial, yet the apparent contradiction between Lessing's avowed lack of sympathy with the women's movement, and feminists' persistent interest in her work can be resolved by understanding the parameters of Lessing's identification with …
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Two essays on food security in Zimbabwe
… effect of household food security in the case of Zimbabwe. The first essay examines the determinants of food security, focusing on economic wealth and social networks. It was found that employment and asset ownership have a larger effect on decreasing the probability of household food security. …
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Financial liberalisation in Zimbabwe : what went wrong?
Zimbabwe officially abandoned financial repression when it introduced financial liberalisation in 1991. Since independence in 1980, the government had used interest rate controls and strict foreign exchange regulations in order to control the economy. This mini-dissertation will analyse financial …
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Interplay of masculinity and schooling in rural Zimbabwe
… masculinity and schooling in postcolonial rural Zimbabwe, which has been affected by both local influences that have antecedents in colonization and by the external, current forces of globalization. By focusing on the construction of masculinities, this study contributes to a deeper understanding …
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Population change and socio-economic development in Zimbabwe
… in relation to the demographic development of Zimbabwe. The thesis postulates that socio-economic differentials within Zimbabwe are sufficiently pronounced as to begin to affect the demographic structure of the country. It is with this in mind that three objectives are set for the thesis: a) …
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Determinants of Economic Growth-The Case of Zimbabwe
… the determinants of economic growth in Zimbabwe over the period 1980 to 2017 drawing from previously identified factors as discussed in international literature which had been acknowledged as important determinants. The variables included human capital, gross fixed capital formation, …
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The archaeology of Mapela Hill, South-Western Zimbabwe
… outside the Middle Limpopo in south western Zimbabwe. Preliminary excavations at the summit of the hill by Peter Garlake in 1968 has resulted in archaeologists drawing contrasting conclusions about the position of the site in the development of complexity in the region. The problem is that we …
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Child and adult mortality in Zimbabwe, 1980-2005
… level and trends of child and adult mortality in Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2005.
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Representing 'the people' : the national discourse in Zimbabwe
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-84).
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Climatic trends and soil moisture feedbacks over Zimbabwe
… of austral summer rainfall variability over Zimbabwe as well as characterization of rainfall patterns and frequency analysis over southern Africa region. A statistical analysis of historical trends in climate extreme events is used and lays a foundation of projecting into future climates. A …
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Dress and women's self-fashioning in Makonde, Zimbabwe
… dress and women's self-fashioning in rural Zimbabwe. The main research question relates to how Korekore women experience, understand and interpret their dress choices to express their identities. Deploying social constructionism as theoretical frame, I build on decolonial feminist …
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