The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique

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Autor(a) principal: Andrade,Inácio Dias de
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Vibrant
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Resumo: Abstract Since 2007, Tete, a province in central Mozambique, has been experiencing an economic boom. Multinational mining companies are exploring one of the world’s largest - and virtually untouched - coal deposits. Led by Brazilian-based multinational Vale, the controversial billionaire investment plans caught the attention of international NGOs and cooperation agencies that flooded Tete province with development and democracy-building projects. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Tete are suspicious. People in Tete have encountered various exogenous populations since pre-colonial times and are extremely familiar with the methodology of development organizations. However, the current "developmental and democratic times" pose an intriguing question to them: can we develop? To clarify this existential question - that has deep spiritual and racial implications - the article discusses the nature of inter-ethnic political community in the Zambezi Valley, correlating it with the region’s pre-colonial and colonial history.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
title The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
spellingShingle The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
Andrade,Inácio Dias de
Development
Witchcraft
Moral Economy
Democracy
Mozambique
title_short The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
title_full The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
title_fullStr The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
title_full_unstemmed The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
title_sort The spirit underneath: development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique
author Andrade,Inácio Dias de
author_facet Andrade,Inácio Dias de
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Andrade,Inácio Dias de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Development
Witchcraft
Moral Economy
Democracy
Mozambique
topic Development
Witchcraft
Moral Economy
Democracy
Mozambique
description Abstract Since 2007, Tete, a province in central Mozambique, has been experiencing an economic boom. Multinational mining companies are exploring one of the world’s largest - and virtually untouched - coal deposits. Led by Brazilian-based multinational Vale, the controversial billionaire investment plans caught the attention of international NGOs and cooperation agencies that flooded Tete province with development and democracy-building projects. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Tete are suspicious. People in Tete have encountered various exogenous populations since pre-colonial times and are extremely familiar with the methodology of development organizations. However, the current "developmental and democratic times" pose an intriguing question to them: can we develop? To clarify this existential question - that has deep spiritual and racial implications - the article discusses the nature of inter-ethnic political community in the Zambezi Valley, correlating it with the region’s pre-colonial and colonial history.
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