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Industrialisation In Zimbabwe Shaping The Debate And Practice Through Social Sciences

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Sustainable development anchors on meeting societal needs through service provision and economic development. Social sciences unleash the important aspects of meeting society’s needs through broad literature and scholarship. However, there is a scarcity in the literature that conjoins industrial development and the social sciences. A myriad of ephemeral scholarship exists on how Zimbabwe fares in service provision and industrialisation. To avoid a demise in socially sustainable development, the article seeks to coalesce the aspects of social sciences, industrialisation and service provision in the context of the Zimbabwean experience. The article explores efforts and challenges to service provision for the country from the colonial era to the present day to capture various perspectives that build up on the country’s present situation. It compares the efficiency of the private sector to the public sector in service provision and posits recommendable insights that provide a way forward for the betterment of service provision in the country. It describes the efforts, challenges and opportunities for local organisations towards fulfilling their mandate to efficiently provide services to the public.

Source: Ngenani The Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti Journal of Community Engagement and Societal Transformations

DOI: 10.71458/z7yzht90

Authors: Tawanda Zinyama, Halleluiah Chirisa, Patience Mazanhi, Roseline Katsande Ncube

Institutions: Women's University in Africa, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University

Language: English

Topic: African studies and sociopolitical issues

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Water Commission