Parliament in a One-Party State-the Bunge of Tanzania, 1965-70

Bibliographic Data

ID4252825
AuthorsHelge Kjekshus (corresponding author)
Year1974
Volume12
Issue1
Pages19-43
Publication date1974-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x00008958
OpenAlexW2075363726
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited1

The introduction of the one-party system in Tanzania in 1965 was in part explained as a means of rescuing the National Assembly or Bunge from decline and decay. This institution had become a rubber stamp, according to the Presidential Commission, making few meaningful contributions to the system of government: debates had become 'lifeless and superficial', and legislation was passed rapidly and uncritically, 'without challenge to basic principles or careful examination of detailed provisions'. The President had appropriately raised the question of whether the National Assembly should be formally removed from the structure of the state, or amalgamated with that of the ruling party

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