ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on the fabric and circulation of development ideas and practices. It shows that how Brazil has positioned itself as a key initiator of intellectual and action frameworks in global policy-making. The book also shows that a coalition of public and private actors has emerged through the process of international integration of the Brazilian economy, and strengthened through increased economic relations with African countries. It argues that circulation processes do not operate unidirectionally from the 'capitals' of innovation towards the hinterlands of emulation as practical solutions ready to be implemented. The book describes how the belief systems supported by the different policy coalitions in Mozambique were placed in a competitive situation. It also argues that the global crises of 2007–2008 defied some of the crystallised development solutions and power of particular groups of actors.