Towards Socialism in Tanzania / Bismarck Mwansasu, Cranford Pratt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mwansasu, Bismarck, Editor.

Pratt, Cranford, Editor.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Tanzania.

Socialism.

Tanzania.

Tanzania--Economic policy.

Tanzania--Politics and government.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 243 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Although Tanzania lacks many of the economic, social, and political resources often considered fundamental to socialist development, under Julius Nyerere's leadership the country has pursued a socialist strategy of development with remarkable persistence and energy. This volume, written from a wide range of perspectives by both Tanzanian and non-Tanzanian scholars, assesses the success of the national effort. Specific topics include the role of the public sector, the efforts to promote a socialist pattern of agricultural development, and the role of the party.The viability of Nyerere's approach is a matter of continuing debate. Marxist scholars have become increasingly critical of Tanzania's ideology as well as its strategy. Non-Marxists, while acknowledging Tanzania's many peculiar problems, continue to support the aims and strategies outlined in the Arusha Declaration. This book, which includes vigorous statements from both interpretive schools, provides unique access to the fundamental issues of debate on Tanzania's future. The volume concludes with an extended interim assessment of Tanzania's transition to socialism written from a democratic socialist perspective.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Part 1. Introduction

Tanzania's strategy for the transition to socialism / Mwansasu, Bismarck U. / Pratt, Cranford

Part II. The role of government and its agencies

Tanzanian political economy goals, strategies, and results, 1967-74: notes towards an interim assessment / Herbold Green, Reginald

Contradictions in the transition to socialism: the case of the National Development Corporation / Parker, Ian

Monetary institutions and class struggle in Tanzania / Loxley, John

Part III. Socialism and rural development

The debate on rural socialism in Tanzania / Barker, Jonathan

Tanzania: from ujamaa to villagization / Boesen, Jannik

After villagization - what? / Mascarenhas, Adolpho

Part IV. The politics of the transition to socialism

The changing role of the Tanganyika African National Union / Mwansasu, Bismarck U.

Tanzania's transition to socialism: reflections of a democratic socialist / Pratt, Cranford

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-7790-7

OCLC:

1129152389