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Research Findings - It is unlikely that the extractives sector can any time soon be used to finance visionary transformation strategies aimed at achieving economic diversification. Due to the country’s fiscal situation and delays in developing the offshore natural gas sector, it seems that extractives will not provide additional revenues for at least another decade, if not longer. If the fiscal crisis results in the further deterioration of the provision of public goods and services, the...

O Inquérito de Indicadores de Imunização, Malária e HIV/SIDA (IMASIDA 2015) em Moçambique foi realizado no âmbito de The DHS Program e vem no seguimento de quatro inquéritos anteriores, com o objectivo de determinar indicadores de saúde da mulher e da criança no país, tais como a fecundidade; gravidez e maternidade na adolescência; preferências de fecundidade; planeamento familiar; consultas pré-natais; assistência ao parto; vacinação de crianças; infecções respiratórias agudas; diarreia e...

This case study is one of a series commissioned to support the Stabilisation Unit’s (SU) development of an evidence base relating to elite bargains and political deals. The project explores how national and international interventions have and have not been effective in fostering and sustaining political deals and elite bargains; and whether or not these political deals and elite bargains have helped reduce violence, increased local, regional and national stability and contributed to the...

There is a large volume of literature on youth participation in development, including on the benefits of involving young people in local, national, regional and global governance initiatives. Although not as voluminous, there is also a significant body of work on youth participation in civic life, though much of this focuses on issues of education and employment (Oxfam 2016) as well as health (particularly initiatives related to HIV/ AIDS). It was not possible to identify a large body of...

Although qualitative studies have raised attention to humiliating treatment of women during labour and delivery, there are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of disrespectful and abusive treatment in health facilities. We measured the frequency of reported abusive experiences during facility childbirth in eight health facilities in Tanzania and examined associated factors. The study was conducted in rural northeastern Tanzania. Using a structured questionnaire, we interviewed women who...

The Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016-30 highlights the importance of adolescent health and well-being as being essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. For adolescents to survive, thrive and transform their societies, the global community needs to invest in their health and well-being. Today’s adolescents are well-positioned to mobilize their peers, advocate for increased resources for sexual and reproductive health and...

Mozambique has experienced strong and sustained economic growth in the last two decades. Growth of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent between 2000 and 2016, making it one of the fastest-growing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The economic expansion has boosted incomes and living standards. GDP per capita, for instance, grew annually on average by 4 percent over the same period, climbing from 561 US dollars to 1,128 US dollars (2011 PPP)....

Mozambique has experienced strong and sustained economic growth in the last two decades. Growth of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent between 2000 and 2016, making it one of the fastest-growing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The economic expansion has boosted incomes and living standards. GDP per capita, for instance, grew annually on average by 4 percent over the same period, climbing from 561 US dollars to 1,128 US dollars (2011 PPP)....

Over the last decade, Mozambique has been one of the fastest-growing African economies, enjoying average economic growth of about 8% between 2004 and 2015. It received strong support from the international community during the period (for example, in 2014 it received US$2 billion in official development assistance). In parallel, the country has embarked on major reforms — especially fiscal reforms and tax administration — and has opened up to foreign investment, particularly for the exploitation of its natural resources.

O artigo argumenta que o tipo de emprego que é gerado nas agro-indústrias florestais em Niassa reflecte o modo de organização produtivo prevalecente, no qual a base de rentabilidade das empresas está assente no pagamento de salários baixos e em condições sociais de trabalho precárias, sendo os trabalhadores responsáveis pela sua própria reprodução social. A reprodução social da força de trabalho, dadas as estruturas produtivas e de acumulação prevalecentes, é garantida pela interdependência...

This report examines Haiyu’s conduct including what the company did or failed to do in acquiring the right to land for use of mining activity in Nagonha, what it did or failed to do in its operations in Nagonha, and what it did or failed to do in response to the villagers’ demand for compensation and resettlement following the flood. The report looks specifically at the breach of the right to adequate housing and decent living standards ensuing from Haiyu’s destruction of the wetland, and...

The MUVA Urban Youth Survey was conducted as part of the research activities for MUVA, a five-year DFID-funded female economic empowerment programme in urban Mozambique. MUVA works toward testing and finding solutions to help women and girls access opportunities to decent work by addressing the constraints they face. The objective of the survey is to obtain a statistical profile of the youth living in the MUVA target areas in Maputo and Beira to help inform policies about female economic...

Mozambique has four main social protection responses in place, including a cash transfer programme (the Basic Social Subsidy Programme—PSSB), a food voucher and in-kind transfer programme (Direct Social Action Programme—PASD), a public works programme (Productive Social Action Programme—PASP), and a set of institutional care services for vulnerable adults, elderly people and children without a home (Social Assistance Services—PAUS). We open this brief with an analysis of relevant social...

Addressing complex environmental problems requires the collaboration of stakeholders with divergent perspectives, a goal that is challenged by diverse factors. Challenges hindering multi-stakeholder collaboration (MSC) for sustainability have previously been addressed in the context of transnational partnerships. However, less is known regarding how place-based MSC operates, especially in the context of the Global South. To contribute to addressing the factors that hinder place-based MSC for...

This report presents the findings of the second round of the Service Delivery Indicators Survey (SDI) in Mozambique. The SDI analyses the performance of the education sector by assessing the quality of service delivery at the school level. SDI has been implemented in nine countries in Africa, including Mozambique in 2014.5 The study includes a set of indicators that measures teachers and principals’ ability and effort, as well as the availability of key inputs and resources that contribute...

PARTE I – POLÍTICA Aptos para Alcançar os seus Objectivos? Obstáculos de ordem administrativa à mobilização da receita local nos municípios Moçambicanos / Armin von Schiller, Salvador Forquilha, Saida Bink, Dominique Klawonn, Jonathan Krull, Alina Sennewald, Conrad Steinhilber e Juliane von Boeselager Urbanização, Serviços Públicos e Recursos Fiscais – Os Principais Desafios para as Autarquias Moçambicanas. Uma análise com enfoque às transferências fiscais intergovernamentais / Abdul Ilal e...

Youth in many low-income countries are entering the labor force in unprecedented numbers, yet many struggle to secure rewarding livelihoods. This paper outlines the economic development challenges that constrain youth's transition into employment, and it parses the evidence on which programs and policies appear to speed that transition. It concludes that it may be time for a fundamental reassessment of approaches for addressing youth employment and the youth transition in low-income...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has set a target of improving the country’s ranking in The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index from 72nd to 40th by 2019. One barrier to meeting this challenge is Indonesia’s ranking in the Starting a Business Indicator, where it is 144th among 190 countries. According to the EODB Report, it takes 23 days and 11 procedures to register a business in Indonesia. To address this problem, the central government has implemented changes requiring...

This study questions why domestic work that is generally considered a feminine job is yet a field dominated by men in the city of Nampula, Mozambique. In the attempt to explain this phenomenon, the research explores economic, social and cultural aspects. Due to the fact that Nampula is a province with a strong Islamic presence and the majority of the population identify themselves as belonging to the Makhuwa ethnic group—which is traditionally defined by a matrilinear kinship system—I argue...

É o novo relatório de pesquisa produzido por uma equipa de investigadores do Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económico (IESE), coordenada por Salvador Forquilha, no quadro de um projecto de investigação em curso sobre a avaliação dos munícipes em relação ao desempenho da governação municipal em Moçambique. Este primeiro “Barómetro da Governação Municipal 2017” (BGM) explora dados quantitativos relativos à percepção dos munícipes sobre as diferentes vertentes da actuação dos órgãos e serviços...