ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN TOURISM PUBLIC POLICIES IN MOZAMBIQUE

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https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2024.e23007

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to identify the main tourism public policies in Mozambique and to reflect on their role and applicability in reducing poverty in vulnerable communities, essentially to understand how they are implemented and what their level of applicability is. Methodologically, bibliographical and documentary research was applied; this is qualitative research and for data analysis we opted for content analysis to encompass the content presented in the various sources that represent tourism public policies and their role in alleviating poverty and promoting development. The main public policies analyzed were the Tourism Law, Tourism Policy and the Strategic Plan for Tourism Development (1st and 2nd). Regarding the policies consulted, it can be said that Mozambique has good public policies and the main ones adopt tourism as a factor in alleviating poverty and promoting development, but there is little empirical evidence that these objectives are being implemented on a large scale and effectively, as the participatory process and involvement of local communities in their design and implementation leaves something to be desired. There are also questions about the quality of jobs in the sector and their sustainability, given that they are very seasonal and often not legally linked to their employers.

 

Keywords: Tourism Public Policies; Poverty Alleviating and Development Promotion; Local Community

Author Biographies

  • Leonildo Fernando Benjamim, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal (RN), Brazil

    Master's degree in Strategic Management of Tourist Destinations from the Estoril Superior School of Hotel and Tourism (2016). He is currently a university professor at Eduardo Mondlane University. PhD student at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)

  • Francisco Fransualdo de Azevedo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal (RN), Brazil

    PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Uberlândia - Minas Gerais, with a Doctoral Internship at the University of Barcelona - Spain. Post-Doctorate from the University of São Paulo (USP) and Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita (UNESP). Senior Visiting Professor at the University of Barcelona (Spain) - (2019-2020 - Fellow of the PRINT/CAPES/UFRN Internationalization Program). Associate Professor of the Department of Geography at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Bachelor's and Bachelor's Degree Courses), Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Geography at UFRN (Master's and Doctorate) and the Postgraduate Program in Tourism at UFRN ( Masters and Doctorate). Editor-in-Chief of Sociedade e Território Magazine. Master's and Doctorate Advisor. He has teaching experience in the areas of Economics, Geography and Tourism. Coordinator of Research, Teaching and University Extension Projects. Develops research on: Productive restructuring, spatial production circuits, urban economic circuits, local and regional development, tourism and space production, tourism and public policies, Solidarity Economy and social participation. Coordinates and/or participates in Research and Extension projects in Brazil, Spain and Mozambique - Africa.

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2024-04-12

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Vol. 23 (2024)

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