A Long‑Run Social Anatomy of a “Successful” Island Under Strain
BnA IQ- Research
Mauritius is often described as a success story. But what happens when success matures?
Mauritius at the Threshold offers a rare, long-run, evidence-based reading of the island’s social and economic trajectory at a pivotal moment. Moving beyond GDP headlines and electoral cycles, the report examines Mauritius as a complex social system—where ageing, family transformation, education, labour markets, drugs, crime, inequality and institutional trust interact over decades rather than quarters.
Drawing on authoritative national statistics, international datasets (World Bank, UNDP, IMF, WHO), and repeated Afrobarometer surveys, the study explains why a country that scores highly on human development indicators is experiencing rising unease around cost of living, youth prospects, drugs, and social cohesion—and what this implies for the next twenty years.
Written for policymakers, regulators, investors, senior executives and informed citizens, this is not a crisis narrative, nor a complacent celebration. It is a strategic diagnosis of a high-HDI society entering a more demanding phase of development, where choices made now will determine whether Mauritius achieves managed renewal, settles into stagnant success, or drifts toward fragmentation.
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