An Evaluation of Zimbabwe's Growth Centre Strategy - The Case of Birchenough Bridge Growth Point

This book is an evaluation of Zimbabwe s post-colonial Growth Centre Strategy with a special focus on Birchenough Bridge(BB) Growth Point in Manicaland Province. It examines issues such as the origins of the strategy both before and after the country s independence in 1980, activities at the centre, challenges confronting it and prospects for the future. Conclusions made at the end are not only relevant to BB but also other centres in Zimbabwe

About the author

Jemitias Mapira is a lecturer of Geography and Environmental Science at the Great Zimbabwe University where he has been employed since 2003. He has published three textbooks and numerous articles in refereed journals. He is also a PhD student at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He holds a Masters degree in Environmental Science.

Product details

• Authors: Jemitias Mapira
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9783846508510
• ISBN: 978-3-8465-0851-0
• No. of pages: 92
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Development theory and development policy