Purpose

The primacy of commerce in livelihood security cannot be overstated. However, in a rural context defined by involuntary socio-ecological displacement, commerce can assume a sociologically distinct character, with far-reaching implications. Based on first-hand encounters with victims of the devastating 2014 flood in Tokwe-Mukorsi, Zimbabwe, this paper analyses how the processes of “recreating” village markets in the resettlement site of Chingwizi impacted the victims’ experiences of resource provisioning and livelihood security.

Design/methodology/approach

Qualitative data were collected through 10 in-depth interviews, 10 key informant interviews and two focus group discussions, five years into the flood victims’ resettlement in Chingwizi. The data analysis focused on the dynamics around the recreation of village markets, and the consequences of this on the household economic standing of the resettled flood victims.

Findings

The paper reveals how the formation of village markets in Chingwizi was influenced not primarily by the ethno-commercial and ethno-economic impulses reminiscent of life in their ancestral home but mostly by new, disruptive dynamics and challenges unique to the resettlement site. The paper elucidates the constellation of factors that, together, exacerbated the flood victims’ overall socio-economic dislocation and disadvantage.

Originality/value

The study provides a systematic understanding of the dynamics of ethno-commerce, particularly on the evolution of village market activities and livelihoods, among Zimbabwe’s Chingwizi community over a period of five years into their resettlement. It brings to the fore, the often ignored, but significant nuances that 'village market' formation and livelihoods recreation takes in a resettlement context.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-09-2023-0682

中文翻译：

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“乡村市场”的形成和津巴布韦农村流离失所的洪水灾民面临的生计难题

目的

商业在民生保障中的首要地位怎么强调也不为过。然而，在由非自愿的社会生态迁移所定义的农村环境中，商业可以呈现出社会学上独特的特征，并产生深远的影响。本文基于对 2014 年津巴布韦 Tokwe-Mukorsi 毁灭性洪水受害者的第一手接触，分析了 Chingwizi 安置点“重建”乡村市场的过程如何影响受害者的资源供应和生计保障经历。

设计/方法论/途径

定性数据是在 Chingwizi 洪水灾民重新安置五年后通过 10 次深度访谈、10 次关键知情人访谈和两次焦点小组讨论收集的。数据分析的重点是村庄市场娱乐活动的动态，以及这对重新安置的洪水灾民的家庭经济状况的影响。

发现

本文揭示了Chingwizi村庄市场的形成如何主要受到民族商业和民族经济冲动的影响，这些冲动让人想起他们祖先的家乡的生活，但主要受到重新安置地点特有的新的、破坏性的动态和挑战的影响。本文阐明了一系列因素，这些因素共同加剧了洪水灾民的整体社会经济混乱和不利地位。

原创性/价值

该研究系统地了解了津巴布韦 Chingwizi 社区在重新安置后五年内的民族商业动态，特别是村庄市场活动和生计的演变。它凸显了在移民安置背景下“乡村市场”的形成和生计娱乐所带来的经常被忽视但又重要的细微差别。

同行评审

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