The “socialist revolution” in the Seychelles
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18753/2297-8224-104Schlagworte:
Seychelles, socialist revolution, universal social policy, social pension, free health careAbstract
After the “socialist revolution” in 1977, the Seychelles introduced a universal social pension, free education and free health care. This path of the Seychelles to universal social policies is unique in several regards. On the one hand, the policies were financed by economic growth triggered by a non-dogmatic economic policy that focused on three partly state-led, partly privately driven key sectors. Especially important were services (tourism, finance) that replaced the colonial plantation economy. On the other hand, the country also successfully navigated the Cold War by attracting capitalist development aid to finance “socialist” policies. Finally, social policies contributed to a relatively high standard of living and persisted throughout economic and political liberalisation.Downloads
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Ausgabe 1/2018
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Thematic Section
Nummer
Article1.7
Sprache
English
Veröffentlicht
28.06.2018
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