The theoretical framework adopted for this research is in its broadest sense called political economy.
Political economy is difficult to define.
For this study, political economy is defines as the interrelationship between the political, economic, and social dimensions over three historical periods in Mozambique. The first period is the colonialization relationship between Portugal and Mozambique. The third period encompasses the structural adjustment period and the rebuilding of Mozambican economical, political and social structures. Economic and social problem During the colonial period the Portuguese disrupted the precolonial economical system by establishing a feudal system of ownership. Women were not allowed to hold jobs in the formal economy.