Becoming wealthy

The life-history of a rural entrepreneur in Tanzania, 1922-80s

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2182172
AutoresMatteo Rizzo (0000-0002-9723-211X, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen3
Número2
Páginas221-239
Fecha de publicación2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17531050902972634
OpenAlexW1979198248
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas24

This paper analyses the life history of a rural entrepreneur in late colonial and postcolonial Tanganyika, Julius Mtenda. Based on oral and archival evidence, including Mtenda’s own diaries and private papers, this study examines the historical events that allowed him to move from poverty to relative prosperity, the rationale behind his investments, and the way in which he negotiated the challenges to accumulation that confronted him in the rural environment of Nachingwea. It is argued that the ad hoc convergence between the agenda of Mtenda and that of local government officers (both colonial and post-colonial), evident in many of Mtenda’s most significant investments, was the critical factor in his capacity to sustain his accumulation over time

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · African history and culture studies · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories