Abstract
This paper explains that, in Zimbabwe, not only is corruption found in the media and government but also in other areas including the business sectors, both public and private and even in the professions where bribery exists for the price of attaining one's needs and wants. The author points out that one main root of corruption, which can greatly affect the lives of many people in Zimbabwe, is its government because the government is the major organization that has control over the major resources of the country such as tax collection. The paper relates that education is being negatively affected by the worsening corruption, thus, driving citizens into dangerous conditions as reflected in the poor education of the police force, which, though ignorance, often demonstrates unwanted behaviors. Statistical table.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Effects of Corruption in Zimbabwe
Corruption: Affecting the Lives of Many
Corruption in Zimbabwe Affects Education and Behavior of Its Society
Conclusion

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"Another consequence of land corruption in Zimbabwe is the inability of its people to have lands to build their home to live at. Hence, as the result of land corruption, poor people are forced to live in the streets or build unpleasant forms of houses such as in squatter's areas.
Economic difficulties are currently worsening in Zimbabwe due to the increasing corruption. Still with regards to land acquisitions, when redistribution policies were ordered by Mugabe, corruption still existed. This is another form where those who were not able to obtain land from the redistribution are definitely affected negatively. The same process will then go as was discussed in the previous page. One farming individual who get unfair treatment in land redistribution is equivalent to negatively affecting thousands of people who could have relied from the products that that farmer can produce."

Tags:media, police, education, land, taxes

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that given its wide range of resources, it looks as if Zimbabwe should be able to support sustained economic growth, for it has a significant percentage of the world's known reserves of metallurgical-grade chromite, as well as mineral deposits that include coal, asbestos, copper, nickel, gold, platinum, and iron ore. Yet, the writer points out that this once prosperous nation now has an inflation that exceeds 1,000 percent, the majority of the population are unemployed and millions are starving, all of which makes Zimbabwe one of the world's more troubled countries. The writer concludes that with rich mineral assets, an educated workforce, and beautiful natural wonders, Zimbabwe seemed to have the best chance to be an African success story, however the land reform policies have devastated the country.

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"Inflation is now so high that low-wage workers cannot afford to feed their families. For example, a unionized farm worker earns a minimum wage of $1.3 million Zimbabwean, or about $6 U.S. a month, which will buy a half a chicken and fries at a fast-food restaurant in Harare. Makumbe predicts that the population is being squeezed so dramatically by the collapse of the economy that there will soon be popular uprising against Mugabe. Most political analysts caution that even if Mugabe left power immediately, the recovery of Zimbabwe is going to be a long and difficult process because the very foundation of the economy has been destroyed. Moreover, it is now unclear who owns the farmland, which used to be Zimbabwe's most productive asset. This, together with the fact that the government has been frantically borrowing and printing money to pay its debts, a leading horary economist has noted that Zimbabwe's eventual reconstruction could take decades."

Tags:Mugabe, growth, mismanagement, power

Abstract
This paper takes an in-depth look at the politics and economy of Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe. The author discusses the nation in context with its relationship with other countries, and as part of the global economy. The paper focuses on Zimbabwe through three perspectives: Realism, Liberalism, and Structuralism.

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"Global Political Economy is surely one of the most crucially important social sciences of the modern era. It has been argued that there is virtually no aspect of our daily lives which is not circumscribed by this field of study 1) the evidence abounds of how political decisions affect economic policies and vice versa. Just as the results of a macro-economic programme can affect the future of a political party, the profits of a Multi-National Corporation are affected by the ideology of the political elite in a nation. Moreover the modern world order is characterized by a level of interdependence that is unparalleled. States and economies are affected by events which are thousands of kilometers geographically removed from their own location. In light of the focal way in which our lives are affected by the GPE, it is a meritorious undertaking to examine the critical situation in Zimbabwe within the framework of the discipline."

Tags:economy, global, interntaional, political, mugabe, realism, structuralism, liberalism, commonwealth

Abstract
The paper examines Zimbabwe's political and economic history to gain an understanding of the evolution of President Robert Mugabe's government, which came into power with Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. The paper describes the current political situation and examines the possible types of international interventions, namely, the African Union and the United Nations peacekeeping force. The paper concludes by emphasizing the vital need for a pan-African monitoring and peacekeeping force. The paper includes three color maps as appendices to the paper.

Outline:
Political and Economic History
Description of the Current Political Situation
Possible Type of Intervention of International Intervention
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Headlining the news each day for the past several months have been stories about the presidential elections in Zimbabwe. The residing president, Robert Mugabe, is struggling to maintain his political position and power in a country that would have seen him gone almost a decade ago but for the fact that Mugabe has carried out a campaign of terror, torture and fraud against the people of his country (Hamill, 2000, 129). Current economic conditions in Zimbabwe are catastrophic in terms of financial devastation to industry, businesses, and agriculture (Hamill, 2000, 129). Economic conditions are so severe, in fact, that people are risking their lives to support Mugabe's political opposition (Dugger, 2008). The online site of the BBC Radio reports that Zimbabwe's inflation rate currently exceeds 100,000% (BBC Radio, 2008, online)."

Tags:African, Union, United, Nations, Mugabe, relief, destruction, corruption, terrorism

Abstract
This paper discusses that Zimbabwe's financial problems are tied to a serious and controversial internal problem regarding ownership of land that has had a significant negative impact on the country's major industry, agriculture. The author relates that South Africa, which provides Zimbabwe with most of its power and water, has threatened to cut off supplies of those resources if President Mugabe does not work with others within his country to stabilize it. The paper states that President Robert Mugabe, whose political roots lie in the liberation efforts of the 1960s, is described as having a strong and even ruthless style of leadership, being anti-Western and distrustful of Western-style capitalism, and dealing harshly with any opposition.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Major Domestic Issues
Land Issues
Election Fraud
Conclusion

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"Zimbabwe has had an interesting history with regard to establishing a democracy. When the country of Rhodesia unilaterally declared its independence from Great Britain, much as the United States did in the 18th century, the country drew up a Constitution. That Constitution gave preference to Whites in a variety of areas, including land ownership. While it was more understandable for this to happen in the late 18th century, when slavery was common in the New World, it's a little harder to understand in the second half of the 20th Century."

Tags:mugabe, land, anti-western, opposition, stability

Abstract
This paper analyzes David Lan's "Guns and Rain: Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe" which examines both the larger culture of this African nation and the particular ways certain cultural vectors came together during the anti-colonial struggle for independence that extended from 1966 to 1980. The paper shows that during the struggle, thousands of the country's peasants (who were living traditional lives in many ways set fundamentally apart from the formal political life and struggles of the urban population) joined with the pro-independence guerrillas to provide both practical help and psychological support. This support was spearheaded throughout the country by hundreds of spirit mediums, the religious leaders of the Shona people. The paper also presents a history of Zimbabwe from its earliest origins in 800 A.D. to the present day.

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"Much of the population in Zimbabwe is formally educated, unlike the populations in traditional pre-1960s ethnographies. Primary education in Zimbabwe is both free and compulsory, which shapes people's ability and inclination to interact with non-traditional cultural and social institutions and practices. Higher educational institutions include a number of teachers' colleges and several agricultural and technical schools as well as the University of Zimbabwe at Harare. The fact that so much of the population is educated does not " as Lan makes clear " mean that they have turned away from the traditional religion but rather that they have learned to use it (and perhaps to believe in it) in more sophisticated and more complex ways."

Tags:Zambezi, Mutapa, Empire, Rhodesia, Ian, D., Smith, Robert, Mugabe

Abstract
Review of Lan's book on Zimbabwe during the anti-Colonial struggle for independence (1966-1980). Focuses on the way in which African religion (Spirit Mediums) of the Shon people joined forces with the military. Transformation of guns/death to life-giving forces and independence through the Mediums. History of Zimbabwe. Government administration of the country.

From the Paper
"David Lan's Guns and Rain: Guerillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe examines both the larger culture of this African nation and the particular ways certain cultural vectors came together during the anti-colonial struggle for independence that extended from 1966 to 1980 during which thousands of the country's peasants (who were living traditional lives in many ways set fundamentally apart from the formal political life and struggles of the urban population) joined with the pro-independence guerillas to provide both practical help and psychological support. This support was spearheaded throughout the country by hundreds of spirit mediums, the religious leaders of the Shona people.
It was through the support of these mediums, Lan makes clear, that the scale of the war expanded into a wide-scale act of..."

Abstract
The paper describes the extent of the problems that have been created by the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. The paper identifies the essential steps in a draft plan for NGOs in the country, that are to stabilize and democratize the political and security situation, rectify the food and health situation and improve the infrastructure of the country. The paper points out that all of these components of a draft plan would necessitate intense cooperation between the various NGO's and other bodies, such as the UN, and will also need the involvement of the Zimbabweans themselves.

Outline:
Introduction and Overview
A Plan to Reestablish a Functioning Country
Analysis and Conclusion

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"In order to design a plan that would be able to deal with the devastating crisis in Zimbabwe, one first has to be cognizant of the extent and types of problems that have been created by the Mugabe regime. The crisis in Zimbabwe has, according to a plethora of reliable reports, accelerated in recent months and the country has reached a stage of almost complete collapse. To quote only one recent report, observers state that, '...Zimbabwe's nightmare will not end any time soon"(Dragging out the end, 2008). This also implies that the demise of Mugabe government is not necessarily an end to the multitude of problems that face the people of Zimbabwe."

Tags:Mugabe, NGOs, aid, malnutrition, cholera, inflation, AIDS

Abstract
This paper is an in-depth discussion about the alarming devastation that the AIDS epidemic has caused in Africa today. The author specifically examines the AIDS crisis in Zimbabwe, and the country's dire need for global intervention. The paper provides staggering statistics about who and how many people in Zimbabwe are affected by the AIDS virus.

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"In 1978, popular American horror novelist Stephen King published an apocalyptic account of accidental global exposure to a deadly synthetic super virus he called Captain Tripps. Readers of The Stand would recall this tale with a haunting sense of deja vu only a few short years later when a similar semblance of evil rolled in with the 1980s. Unknown and unnamed, this villain would soon come to be recognized by the title of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome but more widely known by the ironically misleading helpful-sounding acronym AIDS."

Tags:africa, cure, intervention, research, hiv, sex, prevention, spread, risk, congo

Abstract
This paper explains why the current leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, epitomizes John Locke's definition of a tyrant. The paper explains that Locke's definition of a tyrant is that of a sovereign who attempts merely to protect and enshrine his own power and wealth and is not concerned with the protection and welfare of the citizens of his country. The paper further explains that Mugabe fits Locke's definition of a tyrant perfectly because of his brutal treatment of his country's citizens and the abuse of his powers to protect and enhance his own wealth.

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"The history of colonialism and the history of political philosophy have given rise to many ironies. One early manifestation of the irony was when the British 17th century philosopher John Locke's Second Treatise on Government gave the philosophical justification for the American Founding Fathers to resist the English government's domination over the North American colonies. John Locke's statement that the protection of the citizen's life, liberty, and preservation of property was the ultimate aim of government, not the monarchy's self-interested personal self-preservation was echoed in the language of "The Declaration of Independence" in 1776."

Tags:social, contract, liberties, sacrifice, natural, state, sovereignty, anti-british, suppression