ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This study contains the d octora l thesis which was submitted in the Faculty o f A rts o f the U n ivers ity o f ZUrich in 1976. When w ritin g a thesis one is in ev ita b ly indebted to a great many persons and i t would be d i f f i c u l t to attempt to mention ind iv idua l names. Nevertheless, I should lik e to acknowledge the sponsorship and assistance o f the Rhodesian M in istry o f Loca l Government and Housing. The co lla b o ra tion on the survey work o f the Salisbury A frican Adm inistration Department and i t s Conmunity Development U n it in p a rticu la r is g rea tly appreciated. I am indebted to the members o f the f i e ld s t a f f who carried out the in terv iew work in the Salisbury A frican Townships and to the townsfolk who responded to the surveys, I am g ra te fu l to my colleagues a t the U n ivers ity o f Rhodesia, who o ffe re d valuable c r it ic is m, assistance and advice