Revisiting forever gained: Income dynamics in the resettlement areas of Zimbabwe, 1983-96

Jan Willem Gunning, John Hoddinott, Bill Kinsey and Trudy Owens

Journal of Development Studies, 2000, vol. 36, issue 6, 131-154

Abstract: This study examines income dynamics for a panel of households resettled on former white-owned farms in the aftermath of Zimbabwe's independence. There are four core findings: (i) over a 13-year period (1983-96) there has been an impressive accumulation of assets and a dramatic increase of crop incomes; (ii) the rise of crop incomes is partly due to asset accumulation but largely to increased asset returns; (Hi) differences between households in initial conditions, such as previous farming experience, have few persistent effects; and (iv) income growth has been widely shared, income inequality has fallen sharply and the largest percentage increases in incomes are recorded by households that initially had the lowest incomes.

Date: 2000
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