Mauritius: The Making of a Developmental African State

Tang, Vanessa T.; Holden, Merle; Shaw, Timothy M.

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“…At independence in 1968, social inequality, rapid population growth, high unemployment and unskilled labour were major challenges for the country (Sandbrook, 2005). Over the years, Mauritius made significant progress in social development owing to sustained policies and reforms by the Government (Tang et al. , 2019).…”

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Board diversity in Mauritius: a practice theory perspective

Ramlugun

Stainbank

2023

JAEE

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PurposeThe aim of this study is to explore how a practice approach can provide an understanding of board diversity practices. Drawing from Schatzki's practice theory, this study considered how board diversity is practiced from the doings and sayings of directors in Mauritius.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, in-depth interviews with directors in listed companies from different industrial sectors were used to collect data.FindingsThe authors' findings indicate that a country's board diversity practices are influenced by the country's unique social, economic and cultural environment. Whilst board diversity practices may appear as the practices that are motivated by compliance, a deeper look at the results reveals that the laws governing board diversity are interpreted very subtly in a way that benefits shareholders' self-interest. A low percentage of female directors on boards and some indications of shareholder-driven practices are also found. Whilst the corporate sector acknowledges the advantages of diversity, there are some practices that they are unwilling to abandon, demonstrating the importance of the teleoaffective structures and normativity in determining what really occurs. Members of boards resolving disagreement further demonstrates the teleoaffective structure.Research limitations/implicationsThis research would be of interest to researchers because of the research's novel approach in studying board diversity which could be used by other researchers to experiment with a practice approach in exploring corporate governance phenomena in unique settings.Practical implicationsThe findings are of relevance to policymakers and regulators who seek to strengthen corporate governance practices in similar settings.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the literature on board diversity by showing that analysing board diversity through a practice approach enables a more comprehensive understanding of practices. The authors' study confirms that practice theory has the potential to re-orient the way board diversity studies are undertaken.

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Board diversity in Mauritius: a practice theory perspective

Ramlugun

Stainbank

2023

JAEE

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“…(Rodrik, 1998, p. 1). Botswana (Botlhale, 2017) and Mauritius (Tang et al, 2019) are other prominent cases of success in SSA, especially in terms of economic performance.…”

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Developmental States in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections on State, Development, and Foreign Policy

Karaoğuz¹

2020

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This article examines discussions on state development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa by concentrating on the nexus of state, development, and foreign policy. First, the article notes ambiguity to still exist on what the essential characteristics of a developmental state are, both in general as well as in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly because developmental state scholars see development as a context-dependent process. Also, scholars often even analyze different aspects of developmental states in the same context (i.e., quality of democracy, developmental outcomes, analysis of what is, and reflections on what should be). Second, even though the developmental state framework endorses a perspective that sharply contradicts the neoliberal orthodoxy, the case may be that the two occasionally converge on some policy proposals. Thus, if the goal is to formulate and implement effective policies in sub-Saharan Africa, it is better not to derive an oversimplified dichotomy between developmental state and orthodoxy. Lastly, the article highlights relatively recent attempts to have occurred investigating developmental states' foreign policy dimension in the context of South Africa, thus offering a novel and timely research agenda.

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Mauritius: The Making of a Developmental African State

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Board diversity in Mauritius: a practice theory perspective

Board diversity in Mauritius: a practice theory perspective

Developmental States in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections on State, Development, and Foreign Policy

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