Finance in Colonial Zimbabwe - Money, Sanctions and War Economy

This book explores late colonial Zimbabwe's troubled transition from colony to independent state from a financial and economic history perspective.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Decolonisation in Central Africa and Financial Makings of the Rhodesia’s UDI, 1962-1965
3. ‘Going it Alone’? British Exchange Control Sanctions and Rhodesian Financial Policy, 1965-1966
4. Rhodesia against the World: UN Sanctions and Financial Adjustment, 1967-1970
5. Stretching the Limits: Global Meltdown, Rhodesian Financial Policy, War and the Economy, 1970-1974
6. Finance as ‘the nuts and bolts of freedom’: The Reversal of Fortunes and Political Settlement, 1975-1979
7. Conclusion: Rhodesia’s Financial Significance to Patterns of Decolonisation

About the author

Tinashe Nyamunda is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa.

Summary

This book explores late colonial Zimbabwe’s troubled transition from colony to independent state from a financial and economic history perspective.

Product details

• Authors: NYAMUNDA, Tinashe Nyamunda, Tinashe (University of the Free State Nyamunda, Nyamunda Tinashe
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.03.2019, delayed
• EAN: 9780815355618
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-5561-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History; Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Business & Economics / General, Finance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Zimbabwe, HISTORY / Africa / South / General, Economic history, c 1960 to c 1970, Political Economy, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Finance and the finance industry