Beyound the economic: refletctions about the meanings of xitiki, an informal pratice of savings and rotating credit from Maputo, Mozambique

Abstract

In this paper, through a bibliographic review, I discuss the definitions attributed to xitiki, known as an endogenous practice of rotating savings and credit (informal) common in the city of Maputo, Mozambique. The aim of this paper is to show how the definitions and descriptions found in the literature on this type of practice, not only in Mozambique but throughout the world, are limiting and do not take into account the articulated meanings and relations established by these practices, which extrapolate the economic dimension.