Contents
Acronyms
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About the Authors
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Executive Summary
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1. Introduction
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2. The historic role of IFI’s in Mozambique
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3. The contested influence of IFI’s over labour
and social protection policy
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Mozambique’s social protection system
The social protection response to the Covid-19 pandemic
The impact of the PASD-PE on the lives of working people
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4. The contested influence of IFI’s over land and
agricultural policy
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Historical context: Frelimo, IFIs and agricultural policy
Land and agriculture in times of the Covid-19 pandemic: the role of IFIs
The revision of the national land policy and its implications
Civil society demands in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic (and beyond)
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5. Conclusion
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Bibliography
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List of Figures
Figure 1: IBRD and IDA commitments (in millions of dollars)
Figure 2: IBRD and IDA commitments by sector (in millions of dollars)
Figure 3: The evolution of social assistance coverage in Mozambique 1990- 2020
Figure 4: Domestic vs international resources for social assistance, 2020
Figure 5: I LM portfolio in US$ million, broken down by fiscal year of project Source
TA (2019)
Figure 6: P
hoto published on the Facebook page of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Celso Correia, on December 15, 2020, with the title ‘Campos do
Sustenta/Sustenta fields’.
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