Complexidade do desenvolvimento humano e factores da pobreza em Moçambique: a percepção dos comerciantes informais do mercado grossista de zimpeto na cidade de Maputo, 2017

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to have a comprehension of political, economic and sociocultural factors, whilst highlighting the limitation of index of human development and taking into account the perception of informal sellers from Zimpto’s whole sell market in Maputo City, 2017. The research was targeted as a qualitative, a descriptive and explorative, based on applying the method of bibliographic data gathering as a base for the field. And afterward accomplished through a semi structured interview held under a sample of 9 key elements – informal sellers intentionally selected from study place. The results from the field showed that the interaction of political factors and economical factors and sociocultural factors are the course for poverty among Mozambican peoples. All researched informal sellers stated to be facing poverty in their day-to-day life. Among the three groups of factors, the informal sellers set apart political ones as the main course on which citizens live in poverty status. There was found out that political factors have a negative strong impact on economic circumstances, social relations and on goods acquiring, over the majority. Since economy or financial resources led under corruption cannot be invested in order to meet cultural, education and economical needs of citizens and the country itself. That is in this way that poverty is a reality among Mozambican citizens, becoming so difficult to enjoy the so called Human Development Index in Mozambique.