Introduction: It all happens on the margins-Maputo/Beira -- Small-town hustle-Zambezia -- What can you do with an aging warlord?-Zambezia -- Branco - Branco-Zambezia -- Confessions of a human smuggler-Nampula -- Where have you hidden the cholera?-Nampula -- Go tell the crocodiles-Tete -- A...

Making sense of Saudi Arabia is crucially important today. The kingdom's western province contains the heart of Islam, and it is the United States' closest Arab ally and the largest producer of oil in the world. However, the country is undergoing rapid change: its aged leadership is ceding power...

While Latin America accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world economy, easily accessible information on the economies of the region is not always easy to find. The existing literature on Latin American economics usually assumes some previous familiarity with the region and is focused on...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I THE SETTING -- I. Evolution of Economic Systems -- II. Population, Income, and the Allocation of Productive Effort -- PART II ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTION -- III. Agriculture and Land Tenure -- IV. The Mining Industry -- V. Transportation -- VI....