The business environment in Tanzania after socialism: challenges of reforming banks, parastatals, taxation and the civil service

Temu, Andrew E.; Due, Jean M.

doi:10.1017/s0022278x00003475

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“…Tanzania is known historically for its socialist development agenda, following the Arusha Declaration in 1967 under Nyerere. The strong centrally planned economy, where government control was greater than in any other country in sub-Saharan Africa, ''agricultural producers were implicitly contract farmers to the government'' (Temu & Due, 2000). Since 1986, the government has been undertaking economic reforms supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, but because of the severe suppression of the private sector that preceded the reforms, Tanzania had a very different starting point and economic liberalization structural adjustment processes have been particularly challenging in this context (Temu & Due, 2000).…”

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“…The strong centrally planned economy, where government control was greater than in any other country in sub-Saharan Africa, ''agricultural producers were implicitly contract farmers to the government'' (Temu & Due, 2000). Since 1986, the government has been undertaking economic reforms supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, but because of the severe suppression of the private sector that preceded the reforms, Tanzania had a very different starting point and economic liberalization structural adjustment processes have been particularly challenging in this context (Temu & Due, 2000). Temu and Due (2000) found that while there has been an increase in the participation of the private sector in the economy and achievements in the macroeconomic context, there has been an apparent lack of tangible benefits to many of the poorest sections of Tanzanian society.…”

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A Framework for Understanding On-farm Environmental Degradation and Constraints to the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: Case Studies from Highland Tanzania and Thailand

Jones

2002

World Development

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Summary. -This article presents a simple but valuable framework that helps to generate a clear understanding of the social causes of environmental degradation and factors that affect land user decision-making in soil conservation. It is grounded in structuration theory and resonates with recent ideas encompassed by the ''sustainable livelihoods'' approach. The framework is illustrated with reference to two case studies in mountainous areas where officials have, for some time, expressed a considerable degree of concern about degradation. The first is from the Uluguru Mountains of central-eastern Tanzania and the second is from the Chiang Dao District of the Northern Highlands of Thailand. The framework helps to reveal the diverse factors contributing to a lack of investment in conservation measures in these two places, in a comprehensive but nondeterministic and culturally-specific way.

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A Framework for Understanding On-farm Environmental Degradation and Constraints to the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: Case Studies from Highland Tanzania and Thailand

Jones

2002

World Development

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“…In the 1990s, a large-scale privatisation programme was also implemented (Temu and Due 2000), reducing state participation in industrial firms, mainly in favour of foreign participation. In this process, FDI has increased sharply since 1992, 3 making Tanzania one of the top African FDI recipient countries (UNCTAD 2002).…”

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What drives productivity in Tanzanian manufacturing firms: technology or business environment?

2008

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Using cross-sectional firm-level data, this paper examines the determinants of productivity among manufacturing firms in Tanzania. In particular, it seeks to evaluate the relative importance of technological advances and the business environment in which firms operate in affecting productivity. Of the technological variables, R&D as well as product and process innovation, licensing of technology, and training of employees fail to have any impact; only foreign ownership, ISO certification and higher education of the management appear to affect productivity. Some important influences from the broader business environment, however, appear to affect productivity and are robust to different specifications of the model. Credit constraints, administrative regulatory burdens and a lack of business support services depress productivity; membership of a business association is associated with higher productivity.productivity, technology, R&D, innovation, business environment, Tanzania,

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“…Salaam (Temu andDue 2000, Luoga 2001). In Zambia both the agricultural sector and the non-agricultural informal sector, which account for almost all the labour force, remain outside the tax net.…”

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Accountability Through Tax Reform? Reflections From Sub-Saharan Africa

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Rakner²

2002

IDS Bulletin

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The business environment in Tanzania after socialism: challenges of reforming banks, parastatals, taxation and the civil service

Cited by 68 publications

References 16 publications

A Framework for Understanding On-farm Environmental Degradation and Constraints to the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: Case Studies from Highland Tanzania and Thailand

A Framework for Understanding On-farm Environmental Degradation and Constraints to the Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures: Case Studies from Highland Tanzania and Thailand

What drives productivity in Tanzanian manufacturing firms: technology or business environment?

Accountability Through Tax Reform? Reflections From Sub-Saharan Africa

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