Guebuza governance:
domestic and international rent-seeking in Mozambique
Keywords:
Moçambique, Governo Guebuza, Rent-seekingAbstract
The article analyses the Guebuza Governance in Mozambique. It uses press analysis and rent-seeking theory. With charisma, leadership, nationalist discourse and the rescue of values, Guebuza promised to fight poverty, bureaucratism, corruption and a spirit of letting go. It was praised by the IMF/WB and donors for its economic austerity. Reversal of the Cahora-Bassa Hydroelectric Power Plant and border disputes with Malawi characterized the foreign policy. The frelimization of the State, social inequality, extractive economy, dependence and external alignment were accentuated. Family businesses and the interests of the political elite mixed with economic decisions, creating Mozambican rent-seeking.
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