Building on widespread economic reforms in the early 1990s, Tanzania has recorded steady economic growth over the last two decades, despite the downturn in global economic fortunes since 2008. The process of reform is continuous, however, and the challenge facing the current generation of...

Human origins -- Early historical perspectives. State systems versus segmentary societies ; Rulers and ruled ; External pressures -- The colonial state. The L(c)♭opoldian legacy ; Belgian paternalism: underlying postulates ; The apparatus of control ; Postwar reforms -- Nationalist awakenings....

Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: POWER AND ECONOMIC DISCOURSES -- 1. Neoliberal Economic Constraints on Liberation 15 -- 2. Social Contract Scenarios 53 -- PART II: THE ASCENDANCY OF NISOLIBERAL SOCIAL POLICY -- 3. Rumours, Dreams and Promises 89 -- 4. The Housing Question 122 -- PART...