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Zimbabwe: Capitalist crisis + ultra-neoliberal policy = “Mugabesque” authoritarianism by Patrick Bond

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    Name of Publication:
    Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal
    Author:
    Patrick Bond
    Date of Publication:
    14 February 2019
    Copyright:
    Patrick Bond, Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal
    Source:

    http://links.org.au/zimbabwe-capitalist-crisis-ultra-neoliberal-policy-…

    Synopsis:
    Once again, a formidable burst of state brutality against Zimbabwe’s citizenry has left at least a dozen corpses, scores of serious injuries, mass arrests, Internet suspension and a furious citizenry. The 14-17 January nationwide protests were called by trade unions against an unprecedented fuel price hike, leading to repression reminiscent of former leader Robert Mugabe’s iron fist. Most of the country’s economy ground to a halt. For more than a week, the cities remained ghost towns, as army troops continued attacking even ordinary civilians who are desperate to earn a living in what often seems to be the country’s main occupation these days: street vending of cheap imported commodities. A national strike of 500,000 civil service workers has been called. Most essential commodities are now vastly overpriced or in very short supply. This is what a full-on capitalist crisis looks like.

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Bond. P. (2019). Zimbabwe: Capitalist crisis + ultra-neoliberal policy = “Mugabesque” authoritarianism from Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal, 14 February 2019. Available at http://links.org.au/zimbabwe-capitalist-crisis-ultra-neoliberal-policy-mugabe-authoritarianism . Accessed on 29 July 2020
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http://links.org.au/zimbabwe-capitalist-crisis-ultra-neoliberal-policy-…

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