Actually, the West did not stood by and watch. The were funds set up by the UK to help white farmers who had to give up their land. And the IMF pressured Zimbabwe, after their independence, to open up their market in order to get foreign investors. However, this backfired, because their trade surplus changed into a trade deficit and they had to devaluate their currency multiple times. And then we all know what happened next.
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