Leaving so many behind

BY Vince Musewe
“LEAVING so many behind; the link between politics and economics” is a book authored by economist Godfrey Kanyenze which articulates the interconnectedness of politics and economic policy since independence in 1980. It gives what I think is a factual, historical and honest perspective of how our economy has been bedevilled by lack of traction on the economic front despite the 17 economic blueprints since 1980.

The book looks at political economic dynamics and developments in the first decade of independence 1980 to 1990; the Esap period from 1991 to 1996; the lost decade of development from 1997 to 2008; the period of the  Government of National Unity (GNU) from 2009 to 2013; post GNU period under Mugabe from 2013 to 2017; and the post Mugabe period from 2017 to 2020.

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