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Transforming Mozambique: The Politics of Privatization, 1975-2000
Contributor(s): Pitcher, M. Anne (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521820111     ISBN-13: 9780521820110
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $127.30  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2002
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - General
- Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development
- History | Africa - South - General
Dewey: 338.967
LCCN: 2002025677
Lexile Measure: 1560(Not Available)
Series: African Studies (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" L (1.40 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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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.
 
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