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Industrial policy and the political settlement in Tanzania

Aspects of continuity and change since independence

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ID11904434
AuthorsHazel Gray (0000-0003-4210-0790, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume40
Issue136
Publication date2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of African Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03056244.2013.794725
OpenAlexW2088283836
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited25

This article explores Tanzania's experience of industrial policy since independence through the concept of the political settlement. Higher growth in manufacturing since 1996 has been seen as a vindication of neoliberal policies of market liberalisation. Yet, the neoliberal approach fails to take account of the important legacy of state-led industrialisation under socialism and aspects of the political economy of the state in Tanzania that explain some of the longer-term constraints on industrialisation. Critical aspects of Tanzania's political settlement relate to state–capital relations and the distribution of power between contenting factions of intermediate classes within the state. [Politique industrielle et le règlement politique en Tanzanie: aspects de continuité et de changement depuis l'indépendance.] Cet article examine l'expérience tanzanienne en matière de politique industrielle depuis l'indépendance à travers le concept du règlement politique. La forte croissance dans le secteur industriel depuis 1996 a été considérée comme une justification de politiques néolibérales de libéralisation des marchés. Toutefois, l'approche néolibérale ne parvient pas à prendre en compte l'héritage important d'une industrialisation gérée par l'État sous le régime socialiste ainsi que les aspects de l'économie politique de l'État en Tanzanie, qui expliquent certaines des contraintes à plus long terme à l'industrialisation. Les aspects essentiels du règlement politique en Tanzanie concernent les relations État-capital et la répartition des pouvoirs entre les factions des classes intermédiaires se contentant de la situation au sein de l'État. Mots-clés : Tanzanie; règlements politiques; politique industrielle; production industrielle; libéralisation

Art · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Humanities · Industrialisation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Tanzania · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · International Development and Aid · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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