Mozambique's post-conflict political economy :

Mozambique is viewed by the donor community and multilateral institutions, such as the World Bank and IMF, as a success story of post-war construction and is used as a model to be emulated. The study proposes that, contrary to this belief, adjustment policies harm this poor economy. Also, neo-liberal economic policies have altered the role of state institutions, not eliminating state power, but redirecting it. This study challenges the neo-liberal claim that Mozambique's post-conflict political economy has been “revolutionary”. Economic reforms can benefit this economy, but alone, are insufficient to reduce poverty and economic dependence. The study found that, despite improvements in reducing the number of people living in poverty between 1992 and 2008, malnutrition, malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis and corruption are on the increase.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Political Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Phiri, Madalitso Zililo

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ntsebeza, Lungisile

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10943

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10943