Transforming Mozambique : the politics of privatization, 1975-2000 /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Pitcher, M. Anne.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 293 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:English
Series:African studies series ; 104
African studies series ; 104.
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163614
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:0511061706
9780511061707
9780521820110
0521820111
9780511491085
0511491085
9780521052689
0521052688
0521820111
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-286) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Many of the economic transformations in Africa have been as dramatic as those in Eastern Europe. Yet much of the comparative literature on transitions has overlooked African countries. This 2002 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.
Other form:Print version: Pitcher, M. Anne. Transforming Mozambique. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002