Zimbabwe might be reluctant in facing the development because of the impact of the tradition and culture that was preserved over time. The country has undergone several traumatic experiences ranging from war, economic and political depression - today, Zimbabwe is now in the recovery process. The effects of war included shaping and shifting institutions, culture, and even the daily practices that are related to the Zimbabwean political culture and development of the socioeconomic features (Viriril, 2008). These factors have been part of the challenges holding the country from reaching its full potential.
In the start of the development process of the country, there is an obvious weakness pertaining to the inability of Zimbabwe to implement and control the changes and this results for being dependent on their model developed countries. This theory is based on the behavior of the Third World Countries and their capabilities to cope with the modern society. The level of dependency of the country on the other developed countries is the basis of social and economic development (Waisbord, 2003). Obviously, Zimbabwe is not ready to plunge into the risks because it depends on the pattern of development of other countries, particularly in Western influence; which might result into drawbacks instead of benefits. This also serves as evidence that the dependency theory should not apply in the country.
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