Regional development and migration in the Lower Basin of the Zambezi River. The importance of property rights |
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Affiliation: | University of Azores, Portugal |
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Abstract: | Globalization is associated with pressures and conflicts over natural resources, with migration, urbanization and development. The analyzes these phenomena focusing the Lower Basin of the Zambezi River in Mozambique where external demand over natural resources have been associated with huge projects on transport infrastructures, coal mining and agroforestry, somehow correlated with recurring conflicts. The approach proposes and uses a regional development model that highlights the impacts of the spatial allocation of property rights on income and migration. Results show the importance of resources ownership in the spatial profile of development and social unrest. |
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Keywords: | Migration Property rights Regional development Natural resources Mozambique |
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