The other face of the Zimbabwean crisis: the black market and dealers during Zimbabwe's decade of economic meltdown, 2000-2008

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Title:	The other face of the Zimbabwean crisis: the black market and dealers during Zimbabwe's decade of economic meltdown, 2000-2008
Author:	Chagonda, Tapiwa
Year:	2016
Periodical:	Review of African Political Economy (ISSN 0305-6244)
Volume:	43
Issue:	147
Pages:	131-141
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Zimbabwe
Subjects:	economic recession 2000-2009 informal sector illicit trade traders
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2015.1048793
Abstract:	The main argument in this article is that, despite the grim political and economic outlook that left negative social ramifications during the decade of crisis in Zimbabwe (2000-2008), it should be borne in mind that there are some dealers who benefited materially from Zimbabwe's corrupt and criminal 'black market'. The paper also contends that Bourdieu's concepts of the habitus and the field are enlightening in explaining the modus operandi of some of the dealers, notably during the peak of the crisis in 2008. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]