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The Mozambican economy has been growing at an annual average of 7.5% for the best part of two decades, and has become one of the three most attractive economies for foreign direct investment (FDI) in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, it has been ineffective and inefficient at reducing poverty and providing a broader social and economic basis for development. It is argued here that the dominant political economy of Mozambique is focused on three fundamental and interlinked processes, namely the...

Background: Maternal mortality remains a daunting problem in Mozambique and many other low-resource countries. High quality antenatal care (ANC) services can improve maternal and newborn health outcomes and increase the likelihood that women will seek skilled delivery care. This study explores the factors influencing provider uptake of the recommended package of ANC interventions in Mozambique. Methods: This study used qualitative research methods including key informant interviews with...

O Programa Cidadania e Participação (Citizen Engagement Programme - CEP) em Moçambique é um programa de empoderamento e responsabilização que visa melhorar a qualidade dos serviços de saúde e educação através do apoio aos cidadãos para os monitorarem. O programa ajuda os cidadãos a envolverem-se com os provedores de serviços para tratarem problemas identificados; visa também gerar evidência para a melhoria das políticas e programas aos níveis local e nacional. Para o CEP é fundamental...

The Citizen Engagement Program (CEP) in Mozambique is an empowerment and accountability program aiming to improve the quality of health and education services through supporting citizens to monitor them. The program supports citizens to engage with service providers to address identified problems; it also aims to generate evidence for policy and program improvement at the local and national levels. This case study is structured in three main sections. The first section provides a background...

Abstract Recent evidence indicates that disrespectful/abusive/coercive service delivery by skilled providers in facilities, which results in actual or perceived poor quality of care, is directly and indirectly associated with adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. The present article reviews the evidence for disrespectful/abusive care during childbirth in facilities (DACF), describes examples of DACF, discusses organizations active in a rights-based respectful maternity care movement, and...

Este estudo procura reflectir as causalidades e os efeitos socioeconómicos dos movimentos migratórios no processo de desenvolvimento na região norte de Moçambique, especificamente na província de Nampula, onde a entrada de estrangeiros de forma regular ou irregular é cada vez mais acentuada. Procuramos igualmente captar as motivações subjacentes, os pontos de entrada, as formas de integração, bem como o papel das instituições do Estado na reprodução dos fluxos migratórios. Neste trabalho...

As eleições municipais de 2003 marcaram o início do exercício do poder local pela Renamo no município de Angoche. Quais são os factores explicativos desta situação eleitoral local? A partir de uma perspectiva sócio-histórica, este artigo procura compreender como é que a evolução política e administrativa destes territórios influenciou a lógica do poder local. São as relações estabelecidas entre as populações e o Estado e a forma como a municipalização foi desenhada e implementada desde 1994...

The aim of this article is to extend the state of analysis on the impacts of gas development in Mozambique by evaluating the relationship between the gas sector, the Mozambican economy, and social change. As the resource curse framework is only limited to economic growth, this work utilizes two alternative frameworks—the Staples approach and the Linkages approach—that are melded into an institutional analysis, looking simultaneously at “benefits, costs, and uncertainties” or “blessings,...

Despite Mozambique's great natural resource wealth and strong economic growth, rural poverty remains high countrywide. The challenge is thus finding ways to turn this wealth into development opportunities. For many rural people in central Mozambique, artisanal gold mining is the most direct source of income and this is most likely to remain so. Drawing on our personal experiences, we reflect on the future of artisanal gold mining in Mozambique. The government's strategy consists of promoting...

Following the food and energy price crises of the mid 2000s, sub-Saharan Africa has become one of the largest recipients for large-scale farmland investments. While much has been written on the phenomenon, scant reliable empirical evidence is available as to the precise geographic and sectoral patterns and underlying drivers. Employing strict data quality requirements, this paper addresses these knowledge gaps by analyzing 563 farmland projects that have been established between 2005 and...

This paper aims at giving a general overview on the geology of Mozambique, and its mineral and geological resources associated to the different geological units. The geology of Mozambique covers almost all periods of the Earth’s history. Tectonically speaking, Precambrian is found in three Gondwana blocks – E, W and S -, each one of them with its geostructural characteristics, and separated from each other by great structural features. For Phanerozoic, reference is made to the Karoo...

Introduction: HIV-related stigma and discrimination and disrespect and abuse during childbirth are barriers to use of essential maternal and HIV health services. Greater understanding of the relationship between HIV status and disrespect and abuse during childbirth is required to design interventions to promote women's rights and to increase uptake of and retention in health services; however, few comparative studies of women living with HIV (WLWH) and HIV-negative women...

Despite studies on microfinance (MF) or development of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Asia developing countries, including countries as member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN), are growing, not so much attention have been given to the role of MF in financing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Based on a key literaturestudy and analysis of secondary/national data, the main aim of this study is to fill this gap. It shows ...

This article examines the production, circulation, and interpretation of regulatory documents in contemporary Mozambique in order to highlight their central importance to processes of governance. The empirical focus is on orientações superiores – written and oral documents issued by figures and institutions of authority with the intention of advising on procedures for policy formulation and implementation. By producing orientações superiores in a way that leaves their intent ambiguous and...

Background: As low-income countries strive to meet targets for Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, there is growing need to track coverage and quality of high-impact peripartum interventions. At present, nationally representative household surveys conducted in low-income settings primarily measure contact with the health system, shedding little light on content or quality of care. The objective of this study is to validate the ability of women in Mozambique to report on facility-based care...

The Citizen Engagement Program (CEP) supports citizens to monitor the quality of health and education service delivery in 4 of the 11 provinces of Mozambique, as well as to advocate for the improvement of the quality of those services at the district, provincial and national levels. The CEP aims at contributing towards the increased availability of relevant information for citizens to better access and benefit from services delivered by the public sector; improving citizens' capacity to...

Rather than treating the global land grab as a top-down phenomenon driven by global markets or foreign states, this article instead highlights the crucial mediating role played by the host state and domestic elites through a case study of Mozambique. I first introduce the domestic institutional framework, particularly the national Land Law and the institutions that determine the economic value of land. I then argue for an analysis of large-scale land acquisitions that brings into focus the...

Micro, small and medium-sized firms (MSMEs) are a key source of employment and economic growth in Indonesia. They contributed to the country’s economic resilience during the 2008-09 financial crisis. But many suffer from low productivity, curbing their role in boosting living standards. There are several ways to spur MSME productivity growth over the medium term. The first route would be to encourage the formalisation of small firms. Lessening red tape through simplification of the licensing...

This article examines the rehabilitation of the sugar industry in Mozambique after the General Peace Accord in 1992, engaging primarily and critically with certain aspects of the business-state literature. It explains why the sugar sector was rehabilitated from the perspectives of Mozambican state, government and industry actors. The article argues that support for the industry cannot be identified in singular and one-dimensional terms, but must include a variety of attributes of support...

OBJECTIVES: We explored and analyzed how findings from public affairs research can inform public health research and practice, specifically in the area of interorganizational collaboration, one of the most promising practice-based approaches in the public health field. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of the public affairs literature by following a grounded theory approach. We coded 151 articles for demographics and empirical findings (n = 258). RESULTS: Three primary findings stand...