The Controversy Of Madagascar's Economy

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Madagascar has an economy that focuses strongly on their exports. The agriculture is the mainstay of the country, and includes fishing and forestry accounting for more than one-fourth of the GDP and employs roughly 80 percent of the population. The main agricultural products produced in Madagascar include: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava, beans, bananas, peanuts, and livestock products. The primary source of fuel for Madagascar is the use of firewood which is responsible for deforestation and erosion commonly found in the country. In the mid-1990s Madagascar ditched their socialist economic policies following a World Bank and IMF policy of privatization and liberalization until the the beginning of the political crisis …show more content…
The religions studied through these groups in Madagascar are Christian, Indigenous Believer, and Muslim. 35.1 percent of the total population is urbanized, and there is a 4.69 percent annual rate of change. The population growth rate in Madagascar is 2.58 percent, and the overall population in the capital Antananarivo was 2.61 million in 2015.The literacy of the population is that people age 15 and over can read and write. In Madagascar, there is only a 10 year school life expectancy, and only 2.7 percent of the GDP goes the the education expenditures. Those statistics make the child labor rate higher. For example, in 2007 there was 28 percent child labor ages 5-14, and 2.6 percent overall …show more content…
The constitution laid down the structural and functional setup of Madagascar government and politics. The political system of Madagascar functions under a republican governmental framework. The separation of powers between the three major branches (executive, legislature and judiciary) of the Madagascar government were established to keep the Madagascar political system functioning. A multi-party system as well as the protection of the fundamental rights of the citizens of Madagascar were set up as the other segments of Madagascar

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