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A response to Professor Jonathan Moyo issuing a research fund to assess the impact of sanctions
19 Sep 2016 at 23:25hrs | Views
As an academic I welcome your effort Prof Moyo which is much in line with policy circles. Policies are not to be left on suspense but to be full evaluated. It is only those who do not understand the need to unveil the impacts of these and other initiatives that will down play your effort with regards understanding the effects of sanctions. Some countries adopted a policy stance of sanctions for both known and unknown reasons and that deserves a scrutiny. This does not apply to Zimbabwean situation but to a greater sphere since sanctions have been taken as a measure to deal with certain individuals and countries. Are they real a good tool to use?
However, Prof Moyo such an effort should not stop with a scrutiny of sanctions but also extend to other local policy initiatives. Of note in this case is the ZIMASSET policy initiative which was marred with optimism from A to Z. Did the policy create the 2, 2 million jobs it anticipated? If not, which seems to be the truth to me, why? If the policy was a failure, what alternatives do we have in order to map the way forward?
Also I have always had a problem with how most government officials define peace and security Prof Moyo. Is peace and security only counted when there is absence of political turmoil, even there are health hazards and the majority of people are starving? I think I still have to get government officials point of view on that.
All I am saying Prof is that a scrutiny of policy initiatives should not be selective but applied across policies. This is because there is no 100 percent efficient policy. Allow us as academics to descend on all the policies heavily and objectively. This will have a long term positive impact on future policy initiatives. I would love to be funded as I examine with effects of Zimbabwe Land Reforms to Environmental safety. If we look at a Zimbabwean farmer, is he or she conscious of the need to protect the environment? Do we take the intrinsic value of nature as much as the same way we have considered its instrumental value? It just a lot Prof and I guess your effort is 1 percent. Just double that 50 times and we will be on the right track soon. You have already set the first step into it!!
However, Prof Moyo such an effort should not stop with a scrutiny of sanctions but also extend to other local policy initiatives. Of note in this case is the ZIMASSET policy initiative which was marred with optimism from A to Z. Did the policy create the 2, 2 million jobs it anticipated? If not, which seems to be the truth to me, why? If the policy was a failure, what alternatives do we have in order to map the way forward?
All I am saying Prof is that a scrutiny of policy initiatives should not be selective but applied across policies. This is because there is no 100 percent efficient policy. Allow us as academics to descend on all the policies heavily and objectively. This will have a long term positive impact on future policy initiatives. I would love to be funded as I examine with effects of Zimbabwe Land Reforms to Environmental safety. If we look at a Zimbabwean farmer, is he or she conscious of the need to protect the environment? Do we take the intrinsic value of nature as much as the same way we have considered its instrumental value? It just a lot Prof and I guess your effort is 1 percent. Just double that 50 times and we will be on the right track soon. You have already set the first step into it!!
Source - Mathew Unique
