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Go tell the crocodiles : chasing prosperity in Mozambique / Rowan Moore Gerety.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gerety, Rowan Moore, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Informal sector (Economics)--Mozambique.
- Informal sector (Economics).
- Mozambique--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Mozambique.
- Mozambique--Social conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations, map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- In the tradition of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers, an unforgettable exploration of the trials of daily life in Mozambique, long heralded as Africa's "rising star" Over the past twenty-five years, Mozambique has charted a path of dizzying economic growth nearly as steep as China's, making it among the fastest-growing economies on.
- Contents:
- Introduction: It all happens on the margins-Maputo/Beira
- Small-town hustle-Zambezia
- What can you do with an aging warlord?-Zambezia
- Branco - Branco-Zambezia
- Confessions of a human smuggler-Nampula
- Where have you hidden the cholera?-Nampula
- Go tell the crocodiles-Tete
- A mercenary's retirement plan-Tete
- Neighborhood headquarters-Beira
- The selling life-Maputo.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781620972779
- 1620972778
- OCLC:
- 1503846033
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