Editor's preface. Part 1 History and political traditions: approaches to the study of Zimbabwe; geographical and historical setting; modern political history - pre-1980; formation of the regime; development of the regime. Part 2 Social structures: issues of race and class; the special position of women. Part 3 The political system: Zanu and Zapu; the constitution and institutional structures; government and "party-state"; mass organizations. Part 4 The economic system: economic structures and their development; planning; income distribution; the agricultural sector; mining; manufacturing industry; services and infrastructure; foreign trade. Part 5 The regime's policies: education; health; population, urbanization and migrancy; regional policy; military policy; foreign policy.
