The Moral Economy of the State
Conservation, Community Development, and State Making in Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3912910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cassandra Moseley (0000-0001-7062-1062), William Munro (0000-0002-0760-0397), William A Munro |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2/3 |
| Pages | 481 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/220387 |
| OpenAlex | W595270033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
The Moral Economy of the State examines state formation in Zimbabwe from the colonial period through the first decade of independence. Drawing on the works of Gramsci, E. P. Thompson, and James Scott, William Munro develops a theory of that explores negotiations between rural citizens and state agents over legitimate state incursions in social life. This analysis demonstrates how states try to shape the meanings of citizenship for agrarian populations by redefining conceptions of the public good, property rights, and community membership. The book's focus on the moral economy of the state offers a refreshing perspective on the difficulties experienced by postcolonial African states in building stronger state and rural institutions
Development economics · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Moral economy · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law
Community imaginaries, participation and acceptance of renewable energy projects – substituting the quicksand of development with rocky fundamentals
Household Food Security and Regional Geography
Legitimacy in State-Building
The Historiography of Land in Zimbabwe
Rezoned for Business
We have not made anybody homeless
« Économie morale » et protestation – détours africains
An Exceptional Strike
Community Participation in NGO "Development Projects" in Zimbabwe
Africa
Promised Land
Political Topographies of the African State
Exclusion and Informality
Law, expertise, and settler conflicts over land in early colonial Zimbabwe, 1890-1923
Immigrants, 'Traditional' Leaders and the Rhodesian State
I am a paramount chief, this land belongs to my ancestors’
Land tenure regimes and state structure in rural Africa
Regimes, constituencies and the politics of state formation
The demonstration effect
Legal Empowerment of the Poor through Property Rights Reform
When the Chief Takes an Interest’
Relocating Participation within a Radical Politics of Development
How to Be a Khoziain in a Transforming State
Every African a Nationalist
Debate and Commentary
A Starving Belly Doesn't Listen to Explanations
Pioneer Farmers and Family Dynasties in Marirangwe Purchase Area, Colonial Zimbabwe, 1931-1947
Back to the Future
Reforming Village-Level Governance via Horizontal Pressure
The Low-Wage Conservationist
Transnational NGDOS and participatory forms of rights‐based development
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,19 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2024 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |