| Transforming Mozambique: The Politics of Privatization, 1975 2000 Contributor(s): Pitcher, M. Anne (Author), M. Anne, Pitcher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521052688 ISBN-13: 9780521052689 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Study of Mozambique's economic transformation and the social and political forces behind it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - History | Africa - South - General |
| Dewey: 338.967 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560 |
| Series: African Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.4" W x 9.06" (1.02 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pitcher, M. Anne: - M. Anne Pitcher is Associate Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, Hamilton, New York. |