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REP/99-1:

Incomes and Poverty in Rural Zimbabwe During Adjustment: The Case of Shindi Ward, Chivi Communal Area. By Will Cavendish.

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Summary
 

Contents

1. Rural Areas Under Structural Adjustment: The Key Issues

2. Background Information on the Research Area and Research Methods Used

3. Changes in Household Welfare Between 93/94 and 96/97

3.1 Comparing incomes over time: the problem of rural inflation
3.2 Changes in total incomes, 93/94 to 96/97
3.3 Trends in household assets
4. Levels of Poverty and Changes Over Time
4.1 Measuring poverty
4.2 Poverty in Shindi: poverty levels and poverty changes
5. The Causes of Poverty in Shindi
5.1 Ward level factors and the low incomes of Shindi households
5.2 Inter-village differences
5.3 Household level factors
6. The Impact of Structural Adjustment Policies on Shindi Households
6.1 The impact of the economic reform programme
6.2 The impact of the 91/92 drought: cattle deaths and cattle recovery
7. Conclusions

Appendix I - Rural Success Stories and the Public Sector

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