Hubs Development and Industrial Upgrading in Mauritius

2020 ◽  
pp. 913-930
Author(s):  
Ramola Ramtohul
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Industrial Upgrading ◽  
Export Processing Zone ◽  
Key Sectors ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Upgrading Strategies ◽  
Processing Zone

Mauritius has been a model for sub-Saharan Africa in terms of its rapid growth and development. Much of the progress achieved can be linked to industrialization and industrial upgrading, from sugar to manufacturing and tourism to services and more recently, real estate. This chapter will focus on the development of the industrial hub of Mauritius, looking specifically at the industrial trajectory of the country and the path adopted towards industrial upgrading in key sectors. The chapter discusses the development of the textile industry within the Mauritius Export Processing Zone as well as the challenges in this sector and the gender dimensions of EPZ employment. The chapter also examines the upgrading strategies adopted, including some of the main hub developments such as the Ebène Cybercity and the JinFei special economic zone. It contends that while upgrading has been crucial for industrial survival, growth, and development in Mauritius, it has not been without cost.

scholarly journals The association between household socio-economic status, maternal socio-demographic characteristics and adverse birth and infant growth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Bwangandu Ngandu ◽  
Douglas Momberg ◽  
Ansuyah Magan ◽  
Lumbwe Chola ◽  
Shane A. Norris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Infant Growth ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Cardiometabolic Diseases ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractAdverse birth outcomes and infant undernutrition remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Impaired infant growth and development, which often begins during foetal development, may persist during the first 2 years of life and has been associated with higher risks of cardiometabolic diseases. This systematic review assessed the associations between maternal demographic characteristics and household socio-economic status (SES), and preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age, low birth weight (LBW), stunting, wasting and underweight in children under 2 years of age in SSA countries. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we searched for publications in three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus and ScienceDirect). Eleven studies on children under 2 years of age, in four SSA regions, published in English between 1990 and 2018, were included. All the studies were observational in design (cross-sectional or cohort studies). Maternal education was the most commonly explored exposure. Most studies (63.3%) focused on undernutrition during the first 2 years of life: LBW, PTB and stunting. Lower maternal education, maternal unemployment and lower household wealth index were the SES factors most commonly associated with adverse birth outcomes and infant undernutrition. Maternal marital status was not associated with any infant outcomes. The definitions of the SES varied, which may explain discrepancies between studies. Nutrition intervention programs in SSA need to promote education and poverty alleviation in women at reproductive age, starting from pre-pregnancy, to optimise infant growth and development and prevent the increase in the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases.

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