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Title: Investment by private land developer companies and postcolonial urban growth in Ruwa (Zimbabwe), 1986-2015
Investment by private land developer companies and postcolonial urban growth in Ruwa (Zimbabwe), 1986-2015
Authors: Terence Muzorewa
Terence Muzorewa
Mark Nyandoro
Mark Nyandoro
Department of Development Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Department of Development Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Senior Lecturer, Economic History, University of Zimbabwe
Senior Lecturer, Economic History, University of Zimbabwe
Keywords: Infrastructure development
postcolonial infrastructure development
private land developer companies
Ruwa
Zimbabwe
Issue Date: 30-Jun-2021
Publisher: University of the Free State
Abstract: This article qualitatively analyses the role of private land developer companies’ investment in postcolonial Zimbabwe’s urban development, with special reference to Ruwa Town. This sprawling town is outstanding for involving private land developers in its growth and expansion. All postcolonial established towns had emerged out of Government’s direct investment through the Growth Point policy. By contrast, Ruwa was peculiar, because it developed from a public-private partnership approach. The article argues that, in the absence of State financial capacity in the postcolonial era, developer companies played a crucial role in infrastructure development and facilitation of public amenities. Although the companies were important in spearheading the growth of the town, they sometimes failed to meet certain standards of quality in urban infrastructure development required by town planning authorities. Despite this shortcoming, the article finds that the companies were essentially the most appropriate vehicles of urban development in times of economic crisis in the country.
URI: https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5559
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