Tanzania : the limits to development from above

Abstract

The people of Tanzania have been subjected to a development from above, often implemented by force by the colonial and post-colonial state and advocated by external donor agencies, the IMF and the World Bank. This has resulted in a state-dominated, externally dependent and undemocratic society. This book aims at documenting peasant's response to state intervention, built on a case study of Rufiji district in Tanzania.

<p>Contents: 1. Introduction -- PART 1: The Post-Colonial Model -- 2. The Emergence, Development and Breakdown of the Post-Colonial Model in Tanzania -- PART 2: State Intervention and Rural Production in Rufiji District -- 3. The History, Location and Features of Rufiji District -- 4. Physical Features and the Agricultural System -- 5. Non-Agricultural Production -- 6. Major Forms of State Intervention in Rural Production -- 7. Effects of State Intervention on Rural Production -- PART 3: Hydropower versus People: The Stiegler`s Gorge Project -- 8. State Intervention and Development Assistance; Evidence from the Stiegler´s Gorge Project -- PART 4: Structural Adjustment and Agricultural in Tanzania -- 9. Structural Adjustment and Agricultural since 1980 </p>