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UNDP presents "comprehensive economic recovery in Zimbabwe"
working paper series
United
Nations Development Program (UNDP)
July 24, 2009
http://reliefweb.int/node/321261
On 24 July 2009,
the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held a Seminar for
stakeholders to present Working Papers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 under
its "Comprehensive Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe" Working
Paper Series, prepared by a team of eminent Zimbabwean economists
under the overall technical supervision and coordination of UNDP.
The titles of
the Working Papers are as follows:
- Working
Paper 1: "The Mining Sector in Zimbabwe and its Potential
Contribution to Recovery" (authored by Prof. Tony Hawkins)
- Working
Paper 2: "International Aid and its Management: Some
Insights for Zimbabwe in the Context of Re-engagement" (authored
by Dr. Dale Doré and Dr. Mark Simpson)
- Working
Paper 3: "Labour Markets and the Rebuilding Of Human
Capital" (authored by Dr. Godfrey Kanyenze)
- Working
Paper 4: "The Recovery and Transformation of Zimbabwe's
Communal Areas" (authored by Dr. Dale Doré)
- Working
Paper 5: "Recovery of the Financial Sector and Building
Financial Inclusiveness" (authored by Prof. Daniel Makina)
- Working
Paper 6: "Foreign Trade, Competitiveness and Balance
of Payments" (authored by Dr. Daniel Ndlela and Prof. Tony
Hawkins)
These Papers
are the first six of a series of thirteen, building on existing
analytical work contained in the Comprehensive
Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe - A Discussion Document, which
was commissioned by the UNDP Country Office in 2008. The Working
Paper Series is updating the analysis contained therein based on
new data and exploring new areas and sectors.
The ultimate
aim of both, the Discussion Document and the Working Paper Series
is to provide UNDP and other interested parties with a sound understanding
of the nature, depth and scope of Zimbabwe's economic challenges,
as well as insights into the characteristics of a recovery process.
Clear policy recommendations for the recovery of a particular sector
are spelled out in each of the Working Papers, with pro-poor considerations
and poverty reduction being at the core of the analysis.
Dr. Agostinho
Zacarias, UNDP Resident Representative, emphasised in his opening
remarks the timeliness of the publications and pointed out that
the Papers are envisaged to provide an input into the national policy
dialogue for Zimbabwe's recovery:"The Working papers are coming
out at a time when Zimbabwe is embarking on Medium-term Planning,
and we are confident that they contribute to the ongoing national
debates around alternative recovery options for Zimbabwe."
Participants
of the Seminar, which included Government Ministries, donor agencies
and Embassies, Non-state actors, Civil Society Organisations and
members of the United Nations Country Team, expressed their appreciation
for the analytical work that UNDP has embarked upon and debated
how best these policy recommendations can be translated into actual
Government policies. The research project is funded through UNDP's
own resources and a contribution from the Embassy of Norway in Harare.
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