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2nd edition of the guide that traces the economic story of Tanzania from pre-colonial times to the present day.
About the author
Andrew Coulson has a degree in economics and a PhD from Cambridge. Previously he has been an ODI Fellow in the planning unit of the Ministry of Agriculture in Dar es Salaam and taught development economics and agricultural economics at the University of Dar es Salaam. In 1976 he became a lecturer, and subsequently senior lecturer at the University of Bradford. In 1982 he became an economic development officer for Sheffield City Council. In 1984 he became lecturer in Local Government Finance at the Institute of Local Government Studies in the University of Birmingham. Between 1990 and 2004 he was an elected councillor in Birmingham. He is a member of the committee of the Britain Tanzania Society, and the Tanzania Development Trust. His publications include 'African Socialism in Practice' (Spokesman Books, 1979) and 'Trust and Contracts: Relationships in Local Government, Health and the Public Services' (1988, Policy Press) and he has written recently on 'Nyerere's socialism and its limits'.
Summary
This book gives an account of the political economy of Tanzania, from pre-colonial times to the present. It shows the strengths and weaknesses of Julius Nyerere, the leader who brought the country to Independence in 1961. A new introductory chapter sets the book in context and discusses current issues such as natural resources.
