Beyond the Plantation: Mauritius in the Global Division of Labour

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Title:	Beyond the Plantation: Mauritius in the Global Division of Labour
Author:	Lincoln, David
Year:	2006
Periodical:	Journal of Modern African Studies
Volume:	44
Issue:	1
Period:	March
Pages:	59-78
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Mauritius
Subjects:	international division of labour global economy economic policy Economics and Trade Labor and Employment Development and Technology Politics and Government History and Exploration
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/3876101
Abstract:	Mauritius' position within the global division of labour has changed considerably since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1968. This reflects change in the country's employment structure and a re-articulation within global chains of production. In a transformation led by the state, the formerly plantation-based economy has become a predominantly service and manufacturing-based one. Mauritius has since set its sights on becoming a 'cyber-island', a regional hub for computer-based service provision. In charting this developmental route, the Mauritian State has had recourse to favourable sociohistorical conditions. By highlighting these cultural influences on the globalization of the Mauritian economy, this study affirms the value of analysing new divisions of labour as an aspect of the centuries-old process of globalization. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]