Varying Presence, Diverging Approaches: The influence of the emerging powers on health cooperation in Mozambique

Abstract

In the last decade the rising powers have received increased attention from policy makers, academicians and development practitioners. Notwithstanding claims about their importance for development cooperation, there is little tangible and evidence-based material to confirm or refute these claims. This article approaches the discussion from the health sector – one of the focal sectors of (a number) of the rising powers. It looks more specifically at the governmental assistance of Brazil, India, China and South Africa to Mozambique and, based on document analysis and more than 60 interviews, analyses whether, how and what kind of influence these emerging powers might exert on the Mozambican health cooperation.

Keywords

• Mozambique
• South-South cooperation
• development cooperation
• emerging powers
• health assistance