The spirit underneath

Development, race and moral economy in Central Mozambique

Bibliographic Data

ID2489172
AuthorsInácio Dias De Andrade (0000-0002-0156-8672, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume16
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1809-4341 • E-ISSN: 1809-4341
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-43412019v16a208
OpenAlexW2990107451
SciELOS1809-43412019000100208
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

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

Boom · Colonial rule · Colonialism · Democracy · Economics · Economy · Ethnic group · Existentialism · Multinational corporation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Law · Religion, Society, and Development

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