Privatisation: A panacea to State enterprises decay

Privatisation is a topic that has dominated Zimbabwe’s economic discussions, policy and budgets since the early 1990s. Privatisation was pursued successfully between 1990 and 2000. During the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) years (1991-1995), the government commenced a public enterprise reform process designed to unlock value through the disposal of public entities or commercialisation of those with good production models.

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