Title:	Transforming Mozambique
Other Titles:	The Politics of Privatization, 1975–2000
Authors:	M. Anne, Pitcher Professor Naomi Chazan
Keywords:	The Politics of Privatization, 1975–2000
Issue Date:	2002
Publisher:	Cambridge
Description:	Little noticed amidst the fanfare surrounding regime changes in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa, the formerly socialist country of Mozambique has undergone a tumultuous transition to democracy and capitalism in the last ten years. Its privatization program has been called the most “successful” in Africa, while the peaceful completion of two national elections suggests that the chances for democratic consolidation are at least as good as, and probably much better than, many countries in the rest of Africa. The purpose of this book is to situate Mozambique’s experiences within the comparative literature on the erosion of socialism and the transformation to a market economy. I focus on the politics of privatization in order to draw conclusions about the role of the state and social forces in structuring, challenging, supporting and undermining comprehensive change in transitional countries. I argue that although privatization has certainly altered the role of state institutions in Mozambique, the process and outcome of privatization have not eliminated state power, only redirected it. These findings challenge claims by supporters of neo-liberalism that transitions have been “revolutionary.”
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/18942
ISBN:	978-0-511-07016-7
Appears in Collections:	African Studies

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