Has this ever worked???

From BBC News

"Zimbabwe to nationalise all land"

In the course of human history, has there EVER been a case or time when the government nationalizes all the land and leases it out to people it has vetted that has not lead to starvation, oppression and dictatorship?

The Government of Zimbabwe says it will give the land to folks with long term leases (99 years or 25 years depending on the type of land), but how much faith can anyone put into the governments statements when it has seized land from productive farmers and gave it to cronies and the bread basket of Southern Africa now needs food aid (not import food but humanitarian food) for half of its citizens.

Soon, we (the West) will be told we have to give even more aid to Zimbabwe due to their food shortages and if we don't many will starve. When that happens, can we say we will give the aid if and only if the government officials responsible for the disaster stand trial for crimes against humanity? The government of Zimbabwe is embarking on a course of action that will condemn many of its citizens to hunger and starvation.