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The impact of urbanisation on political preferences: evidence from Mozambique
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Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanising faster than any other region in the world, with a significant
impact on economic growth. However, there are forces against urbanisation. Ruling political
parties with their traditional strongholds in the countryside resist rural-urban migration. Using
baseline survey data of 3,648 migrants who moved to an urban area in Mozambique, I find
evidence that migrants living in urban areas for a longer time change their voting behaviour
in favour of opposition parties and become more critical of the current government. These
findings assist policymakers to understand the political economy of urbanisation to
implement more effective and politically viable policies.
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Migration Urbanisation Political preferences Voting behaviour Sub-Saharan Africa Mozambique