State and business in Tanzania's development : : the Institutional Diagnostic Project / / edited by François Bourguignon, Paris School of Economics and EHESS, Paris, Samuel Mwita Wangwe, Daima Associates.

• TeilnehmendeR: Wangwe, S. M.,; Bourguignon, François,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : : Cambridge University Press,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: The Institutional diagnostic project
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxviii, 408 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Nov 2023).

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.

Table of Contents

Part I. The Political, Economic, and Institutional Features of Tanzania's Development: 1. Tanzania in a geographic, demographic and historical perspective François Bourguignon and Samuel Wangwe; 2. Features and challenges of economic development François Bourguignon; 3. Gathering evidence on the quality of institutions François Bourguignon and François 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 François Bourguignon and Samuel Wangwe; Acknowledgement; References.