State and Business in Tanzania's Development
The Institutional Diagnostic Project
Published on 23. November 2023
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-009-28579-7 (ISBN)
Description
It is widely accepted that countries' institutions play a major role in their economic development. Yet, the way they affect, and are affected by, development, and how to reform them are still poorly understood. In this companion volume, State and Business in Tanzania diagnoses the main weaknesses, root causes, and developmental consequences of Tanzania's institutions, and shows that the uncertainty surrounding its development paths and its difficulty in truly 'taking off' are related to institutional challenges. Based on a thorough account of the economic, social, and political development of the country, this diagnostic offers evidence on the quality of its institutions and a detailed analysis of critical institution- and development-sensitive areas among which state-business relations rank high, even though the institutional features of land management, civil service and the power sector are shown to be also of prime importance. This title is also available as Open Access.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 21 Tables, black and white; 47 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
826 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-28579-7 (9781009285797)
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Samuel Mwita Wangwe | Francois Bourguignon
State and Business in Tanzania's Development
The Institutional Diagnostic Project
E-Book
11/2023
Cambridge University Press
€117.99
Available for download
Samuel Mwita Wangwe | Francois Bourguignon
State and Business in Tanzania's Development
The Institutional Diagnostic Project
E-Book
11/2023
Cambridge University Press
€117.99
Available for download
Persons
Samuel Mwita Wangwe is Chairman and Consultant of Daima Associates and Principal Research Associate with ESRF and REPOA. He has published 16 books and over 80 articles and was awarded the 1988 Elgar Graham Prize. He also frequently serves as an advisor to the Tanzanian government.
Content
Part I. The Political, Economic, and Institutional Features of Tanzania's Development: 1. Tanzania in a geographic, demographic and historical perspective Francois Bourguignon and Samuel Wangwe; 2. Features and challenges of economic development Francois Bourguignon; 3. Gathering evidence on the quality of institutions Francois Bourguignon and Francois Libois; Part II. Five Critical Institutional Areas for Tanzania's Development: 4. Politics and business: an ambiguous relationship Samuel Wangwe, with discussion by Hazel Gray; 5. Failings of civil service Rwekaza Mukandala, with discussion by Jan Willem Gunning; 6. Fiscal decentralization as an example of institutional ineffectiveness Servacius Likwelile and Paschal Assey, with discussion by Jan Willem Gunning; 7. Through the maze of land right laws Sist Mramba, with discussion by Klaus Deininger; 8. Power sector reform and regulation Catrina Godinho, with discussion Antonio Estache; Part III. Institutions and Development in Tanzania: 9. An institutional diagnostic of Tanzania's development Francois Bourguignon and Samuel Wangwe; Acknowledgement; References.