The Industrial Experience of Tanzania

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Public Policy and the Industrial Development of Tanzania, 1961–95....Pages 11-49
Is African Manufacturing Skill Constrained?....Pages 50-72
Measuring Manufacturing Performance in Tanzania: GDP, Employment and Comparative Labour Productivity, 1961–95....Pages 73-113
The Role of Technological Factors in the Early Stages of Industrial Exports: A Note....Pages 114-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Public Choice, Technology and Industrialization in Tanzania: Some Paradoxes Resolved....Pages 135-152
The Form and Role of Innovativeness in Enhancing Firms’ Productivity: The Case of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Tanzania....Pages 153-170
Development and Diffusion of Technology: The Case of TIRDO....Pages 171-193
Technological Capabilities: A Core Element for National Development Opportunities?....Pages 194-217
Technical Education, Knowledge and Skills in the Metalworking Industry in Tanzania....Pages 218-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Industry and Environment: Methodologies for Environmental Assessment in Data-Poor Situations....Pages 237-261
Energy Conservation in the Industrial Sector in Tanzania....Pages 262-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Industrialization of Tanzania: Can Tanzania Learn from European History?....Pages 283-299
Macroeconomic Policy and Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Has Liberalization Helped? An Econometric Approach....Pages 300-317
The Urban Informal Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Neglected Opportunities for Socioeconomic Development....Pages 318-340
The Impact of Reforms in Tanzania: The Case of Privatized Manufacturing Industries....Pages 341-348
Economic Reforms, Industrialization and Technological Capabilities in Tanzanian Industry....Pages 349-366
Highlights of the Sustainable Industrial Development Policy in Tanzania, 1996–2020....Pages 367-375
Back Matter....Pages 376-411