01123pab a2200109 454500008003600000100003500036245009600071520072500167650002900892650004100921773005100962180718b   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRambanapasi, Christopher Obert  aA review of the main determinants and characteristics of centre local relations in Zimbabwe  aThe paper examines the main determinants shaping the ultimate nature of centre-local relations in the world's countries with particular reference to Zimbabwe. These determinants are seen to result in two broad and generalist types of centre-local relations, namely, functional and territorial centre-local relations. Zimbabwe's colonial and post-colonial centre-local relations are then examined within the framework of the two broad models of functional centre-local relations despite the post-colonial politicians's rhetoric in favour of more territorial relations. The Regional, Town and Country Planning Act (1976), the Urban Councils Act, the Rural Councils Act and the District Councils Act, all indicate a functio  a Federal State Relations  aFederal - State Relations - Zimbabwe  aInternational Journal of Public Administration