SINO-MOZAMBICAN RELATIONSHIP AND THE ROLE OF MEGAPROJECTS IN MOZAMBIQUE’S TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This paper focuses on the analysis of the China-Mozambique cooperation and the megaproject’s role in the territorial development plan of Mozambique during the 2000s. Its objective is to answer the question: is it possible to assume that Chinese investments in megaproject’s constructions can increase economic growth and result in productive and social development in Mozambique? In this regard, the paper proposes to identify the main economic and social effects related to the implementation of Chinese infrastructure megaprojects in the country to understand if it’s possible to appoint the strategy adopted by Mozambique as a real kind of transformation and socioeconomic development.