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Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Analyzes the Mauritius economy, growth, policy, and sustainable development
  • Provides comparative studies on African and Asian states
  • Explores the making of developmental states in reviving and sustaining high economic growth rates

Part of the book series: Contemporary African Political Economy (CONTAPE)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Mauritius: The Making of a Developmental African State

    • Vanessa T. Tang, Merle G. Holden, Timothy M. Shaw
    Pages 1-15
  3. Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Mauritius

    • Vanessa T. Tang, Fiona Tregenna, Johane Dikgang
    Pages 69-104
  4. The Service Export-Led Growth Hypothesis in Mauritius

    • Kobena T. Hanson, Vanessa T. Tang, Hilary T. Muguto
    Pages 171-182
  5. An Input-Output Analysis of Mauritius’ Economy

    • Vanessa T. Tang, Fiona Tregenna
    Pages 183-212
  6. Threats to Environmentally Sensitive Areas from Peri-Urban Expansion in Mauritius

    • David S. Hammond, Valery Gond, Claudia Baider, Vincent F. B. Florens, Sharveen Persand, Susan G. W. Laurance
    Pages 213-237
  7. Towards Economic Transformation: The Way Forward for Africa

    • Joseph Atta-Mensah, Vanessa T. Tang, Timothy M. Shaw
    Pages 239-251
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 253-256

About this book

This edited volume analyzes the Mauritius economy and highlights what conditions and policies have contributed to the development of the country. The project gives a historical and economic analysis of Mauritius and provides comparative approaches looking at other developing states in Africa and Asia. This book is intended for a broad audience, consisting of not only economists with quantitative expertise but also other social scientists, policymakers and scholars interested in the intellectually fascinating exploration of Mauritius’s rapid rise and sustained growth performance.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Accounting, Economics & Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Vanessa T. Tang

  • Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Global Governance, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA

    Timothy M. Shaw

  • University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Merle G. Holden

About the editors

Vanessa T. Tang is Research Lecturer in International Economics and Policy Development Consultant at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Timothy M. Shaw is Visiting Professor in PhD in Global Governance and Human Security at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA, and Emeritus Professor at the University of London, UK.

Merle G. Holden is Emeritus Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.



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