African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

A critical analysis of whether Zimbabwe can achieve economic development through its ‘Look East Policy’

Shingairai Belinda Mudavanhu
  • Shingairai Belinda Mudavanhu
  • Zimbabwe Open University, P.B. 684 Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 09 January 2013
  •  Accepted: 17 September 2014
  •  Published: 30 November 2014

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