Institutions matter: engineers and telecommunication development in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

The approach in the paper is that institutions matter, i.e. perceptions, norms, values, role patterns and organisations that shape conduct. This approach is used in seeking to explain the differences in telecom developments in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The question in the paper is why telecom developments in Mozambique have been faster than in Zimbabwe even though Zimbabwe had a better starting point in terms of economic development than Mozambique.