The Political Economy of Tanzania: Decline and Recovery

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University of Pennsylvania Press, 16 de jan. de 2014 - 280 páginas

Since gaining independence, the United Republic of Tanzania has enjoyed relative stability. More recently, the nation transitioned peacefully from "single-party democracy" and socialism to a multiparty political system with a market-based economy. But Tanzania's development strategies—based on the leading economic ideas at the time of independence—also opened the door for unscrupulous dealmaking among political elites and led to economic decline in the 1960s and 1970s that continues to be felt today. Indeed, the shift to a market-oriented economy was motivated in part by the fiscal interests of government profiteers.

The Political Economy of Tanzania focuses on the nation's economic development from 1961 to the present, considering the global and domestic factors that have shaped Tanzania's economic policies over time. Michael F. Lofchie presents a compelling analysis of the successes and failures of a country whose postcolonial history has been deeply influenced by high-ranking members of the political elite who have used their power to advance their own economic interests. The Political Economy of Tanzania offers crucial lessons for scholars and policy makers with a stake in Africa's future.

 

Conteúdo

A Tanzanian Overview
1
2 Economic Decline and Authoritarian Rule
27
3 The Failure of Central Planning
60
The Aid Debate
94
Internal Alignments
131
6 Cases in Economic Reform
162
Contemporary Tanzania
199
Notes
229
Bibliography
243
Index
257
Acknowledgments
263
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Michael F. Lofchie is Professor of Political Science at University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of many books, including The Policy Factor: Agricultural Performance in Kenya and Tanzania.

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