Transforming Mozambique: The Politics of Privatization, 1975-2000

by M. Anne Pitcher

2020-12-29 10:14:49

Many of the economic transformations in Africa have been as dramatic as those in Eastern Europe, though little is written about them. This study of Mozambique''s shift from a command to a market economy draws on a wealth of empirical material, includ... Read more
Many of the economic transformations in Africa have been as dramatic as those in Eastern Europe, though little is written about them. This study of Mozambique''s shift from a command to a market economy draws on a wealth of empirical material, including archival sources, interviews, political posters and corporate advertisements, to reveal that the state is a central actor in the reform process, despite the claims of neo-liberals and their critics. Alongside the state, social forces--from World Bank officials to rural smallholders--have also accelerated, thwarted or shaped change in Mozambique. M. Anne Pitcher offers an intriguing analysis of the dynamic interaction between previous and emerging agents, ideas and institutions, to explain the erosion of socialism and the politics of privatization in a developing country. She demonstrates that Mozambique''s present political economy is a heterogenous blend of ideological and institutional continuities and ruptures. Less

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File size9.02 X 5.98 X 0.87 in
Print pages320
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date November 14, 2002
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521820110

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