The critical phase in Tanzania, 1945-1968 Nyerere and the emergence of a socialist strategyp

By:

Pratt, Cranford

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1976Description: x, 309 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780521110723

Subject(s):

Nyerere, Julius Kambarage (1922-1999), Socialism- Tanzania Tanzania-Politics and Government

DDC classification:

320.9/678PRA

Summary: How can a country which is poor, with few socialists and without either a strong proletariat or a radicalised peasantry be led to a socialist transformation of its values and institutions?'. In January 1967 Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania, made this the central preoccupation of his government and of his party, the Tanganyika African National Union. The emergence of that socialist commitment provides the central focus for this study of political leadership in Tanzania. Many independent countries are in the 'critical phase' in which the aspirations of their peoples race ahead of their productive capabilities. This study of the forces and considerations that led to the emergence of a democratic and socialist strategy of development in Tanzania is therefore of wide relevance elsewhere in Africa and the developing world.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam	320.9/678PRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	000363

Includes index. Bibliography: p. (294-303)

How can a country which is poor, with few socialists and without either a strong proletariat or a radicalised peasantry be led to a socialist transformation of its values and institutions?'. In January 1967 Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania, made this the central preoccupation of his government and of his party, the Tanganyika African National Union. The emergence of that socialist commitment provides the central focus for this study of political leadership in Tanzania. Many independent countries are in the 'critical phase' in which the aspirations of their peoples race ahead of their productive capabilities. This study of the forces and considerations that led to the emergence of a democratic and socialist strategy of development in Tanzania is therefore of wide relevance elsewhere in Africa and the developing world.

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