Published on 27 September 2017 in Research / Southern Africa Report

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Can natural gas improve Mozambique’s development?

The country must urgently invest in human development or face barriers to inclusive growth.

While Mozambique has made economic and development progress over the past 20 years, the country still has some of the lowest levels of human development in the world. The recent discovery of natural gas has generated great optimism for the country’s future, but without a concerted effort to invest in basic human development the country will continue to face barriers to inclusive growth.

 

About the authors

Alex Porter, Research Consultant, African Futures and Innovation, Institute for Security Studies 

David Bohl, Research Associate II, Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Studies 

Stellah Kwasi, Research Assistant, Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Studies 

Zachary Donnenfeld, Researcher, African Futures and Innovation, Institute for Security Studies 

Jakkie Cilliers, Head, African Futures and Innovation, Institute for Security Studies 

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This report was made possible by the support of Irish Aid and the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the ISS and Frederick S. Pardee Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of Irish Aid. The authors would like to thank Irish Aid for commissioning the original research for this project. The ISS is also grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the USA.
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