Industrial policy and the political settlement in Tanzania: aspects of continuity and change since independence

Gray, Hazel

doi:10.1080/03056244.2013.794725

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“…This has brought about a growing number of formal channels for SBRs, though informal channels continue to play a significant role. This transition heralded the development of more open relationship between the state and private enterprises accompanied with the formal institutions linking the private sector and the state (Gray, 2013). The current policy framework puts emphasis on promoting and empowering the private sector to take the lead in growing the economy (Charles, 2014).…”

Section: Sbrs In Kenya Tanzania and Zambia In A Historical Contextmentioning

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Firm-level Perspectives on State–Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

Charles

Jeppesen

Kamau

et al. 2016

Forum for Development Studies

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Experiences from developed and emerging economies inform us that close state-business relations are crucial for economic development and structural transformation. Based on the positive experiences from other parts of the world, most African governments have begun processes to establish collaborative State Business Relations (SBRs). Amongst other initiatives, these processes include amendments to existing laws to facilitate public-private interaction, direct support to existing business associations, and support for and establishment of publicprivate dialogue fora. This paper draws on an analysis of survey data from 210 local firms, complemented with qualitative data from interviews with 41 firms, a number of 20 key informants and a range of secondary sources on the food processing sectors of Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The paper shows that businesses in these countries have limited policy influence, find policies and programs to be inadequate when targeting the needs and requirements of local businesses and that business associations in these countries are poorly organised. In spite of initiatives taken by the states and other actors, including an increase in the number of formal relations between state and businesses, it is difficult to conclude whether SBRs are collaborative or collusive. The paper contributes to the existing SBR literature by adding a firm-level perspective and by enhancing our knowledge on the usefulness of key theoretical approaches to these issues in an African context.

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Section: Sbrs In Kenya Tanzania and Zambia In A Historical Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Firm-level Perspectives on State–Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

Charles

Jeppesen

Kamau

et al. 2016

Forum for Development Studies

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“…Quite simply, African leaders have rarely found it in their interests to promote broad-based development. Without state frameworks for growth, foreign investment has flown into extractive enclaves and export sectors where private forms of security and governance frameworks secure investment (Reno, 1999;Hibou, 2004;Ferugson, 2005;Abbink, 2011 Gray andKhan, 2010 andGray, 2013 on Tanzania). He and his colleagues have shown that while private companies received privileged treatment that gave them unfair advantages, they were only permitted to do so when they contributed to broader developmental objectives.…”

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Understanding the Political Motivations That Shape Rwanda's Emergent Developmental State

Mann

Berry²

2015

New Political Economy

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Twenty years after its horrific genocide, Rwanda has become a model for economic development. At the same time, its government has been criticized for its authoritarian tactics and use of violence. Missing from the often-polarized debate are the connections between these two perspectives. Synthesizing existing literature on Rwanda in light of a combined year of fieldwork, we argue that the GoR is using the developmental infrastructure to deepen state power and expand political control. We first identify the historical pressures that have motivated the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) to re-imagine the political landscape. Sectarian unrest, political rivalry, wider regional insecurity, and aid withdrawal have all pressured the RPF to identify growth as strategic. However, the country's political transformation extends beyond a prioritisation of growth and encompasses the reordering of the social and physical layout of the territory, the articulation of new ideologies and mindsets, and the provision of social services and surveillance infrastructure. Growth and social control go hand in hand. As such, the paper's main contribution is to bring together the two sides of the Rwandan debate and place the country in a broader sociological literature about the parallel development of capitalist relations and transformations in state power. Acknowledgements:The authors are grateful to

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“…In Africa, textile production has a long history prior to and during colonial rule. Many newly independent African governments invested heavily in the sector as part of 'import substitution industrialization' (ISI) strategies (Mkandawire & Soludo, 1998;Gray, 2013). By the late 1960s, Uganda was the largest cotton producer in sub-Saharan Africa (Baffes, 2009).…”

Section: Protecting East African Textilesmentioning

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The global politics of African industrial policy: the case of the used clothing ban in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda

Wolff

2020

Review of International Political Economy

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In 2016, the East African Community (EAC) pledged to phase out imports of used clothing within three years. The US Trade Representative (USTR) responded by threatening to revoke preferential market access for those involved. Within two years, all EAC states except Rwanda backed down. Using 21 original interviews, this article explores the extent to which political settlements theory can explain variation in commitment to the used clothing ban in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. Building on existing research into shrinking 'policy space,' I explicitly consider the role of foreign actors. The ban predominantly imposed costs on consumers, used clothing retailers, and foreign used clothing exporters whose interests were represented by the USTR. EAC apparel manufacturers stood to gain, but the most powerful firms in this sector were foreign-owned exporters who valued the US market more than domestic sales. The US intervention, therefore, changed the stakes for the policy's intended beneficiaries. While vulnerable and contested ruling coalitions in Kenya and Uganda struggled to hold out in conflict with affected groups, a strong dominant party in Rwanda could absorb resistance by marshaling legitimacy from alternative sources and increasing its efforts to sensitize the local population.

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Industrial policy and the political settlement in Tanzania: aspects of continuity and change since independence

Cited by 33 publications

References 16 publications

Firm-level Perspectives on State–Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

Firm-level Perspectives on State–Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

Understanding the Political Motivations That Shape Rwanda's Emergent Developmental State

The global politics of African industrial policy: the case of the used clothing ban in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda

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