Zimbabwe, anticipation of economic and humanitarian needs : anticipated US legislative requirements for effective US response to a Zimbabwe transition situation

Congress toward southern Africa. The potential policies are grouped under five political choices: to support the evolution of South Africa through economic development; to disengage western nations in symbolic ways; to encourage parlimentary and nonviolent opposition to continued white rule; to persuade press or coerce the Vorster and Smith governments to accept substantive institutional change; and to encourage and assist black African opposition efforts. Forty to forty-five possibilities are covered in 25 essays. Each option is treated as a separate issue. The essays provide some initial factual data, explore the assumptions underlying each option, and suggest aspects that may need more detailed research. A sketch of the legislative strategy are touched on. A bibliography is appended. This is a preliminary survey of a rapidly changing situation. The length of an essay does not indicate the importance of the topic; it indicates the availability of materials.