State and Business in Tanzania’s Development

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.

François Bourguignon is Emeritus Professor of economics, Paris School of Economics and School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris. He is Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank and the Co-Founder of the European Development Network. His awards include the Dan David Prize and a silver medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).

Samuel Mwita Wangwe is Chairman and Consultant of Daima Associates and Principal Research Associate with the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and Research on Development Policy Institution (REPOA). He has published sixteen books and over eighty articles and was awarded the 1988 Elgar Graham Prize. He also frequently serves as an advisor to the Tanzanian government. This program was funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office during a period of six years, during which program researchers had regular interactions with its staff, either directly or through Oxford Policy Management (the lead managing organisation).