Mauritius (Vol 11, 2014)
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2014 will perhaps go down in the history of the island as the year that shook the Mauritian democratic picture perfect. The general elections brought defeat to former prime minister Ramgoolam as a precursor to his later arrest. While foreign policy largely involved Mauritius’s traditional European partners, China and India took centre stage in international relations. Given its strategic location, Mauritius was also positioning itself as a gateway to Africa. Growing inequality and poverty presented the potential risk of social explosion. Despite efforts to alleviate poverty, the country experienced a rise in the number of poor households and a deteriorating Gini-coefficient.
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Mauritius (Vol 11, 2014)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Sheila Bunwaree in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,847 words)