Expert Researcher

Donald Mmari

About

Dr. Donald Mmari is an economist, development researcher, and management consultant. He has over fifteen years of experience in economic and social policy analysis; institutional development; policy formulation; corporate investment and business planning; strategic planning; and policy research. He has worked with; inter alia, policy research areas, in the business and management advisory industry, in academia, and in financial services. He has also led the teams of professionals on various assignments commissioned by the government of Tanzania, development partners, international organizations, and business enterprises. He has developed invaluable multidisciplinary skills for institutional development, development management, and strategic planning for both private and public enterprises.

 

Publications: 8
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All work from Donald Mmari
14 June 2021

Trade, Productivity and Competitiveness

This policy brief aims at assessing the trade development and competitiveness of Tanzania by assessing the productivity of its firms against the background of further integration into the East African Community (EAC). The note addresses both the export …

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3 March 2021

The Work, Information, Skills and Education Nexus in the Transition from School to Work

This brief summarises the theoretical chapters in the book on Youth Transition from School to Work: A Case Study of VETA in Tanzania whose aim is to increase understanding about the barriers to youth employment and transition to work in the context of …

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2 March 2021

Women Empowerment in Production, Income Generation, Access to Resources and Leadership

The book “Empowering Women in Tanzania in the Context of Contemporary Social Policy Reforms” presents a careful analysis of historical processes, events and institutions that define the current framework for women empowerment in Tanzania. This policy b …

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22 May 2019

Institutional Innovations and Barriers to Competitiveness: Case Studies of Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

Tanzania’s policy path has been characterized by institutional reforms aimed at increasing efficiency and productivity in key sectors of the economy. This book examines the potential of various forms of institutional innovations in building competitive …

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1 August 2016

Strategic Significance of National Oil Companies: Lessons for Tanzania

The genesis of NOC’s is examined in this paper and how these institutions have contributed to the development needs of countries that have established them. The essay serves to enhance dialogue on this subject and to locate the evolution of the Tanzani …

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1 July 2014

Incomplete Intermediary Coordination and its Effects on Productivity of Sugarcane in Tanzania

Underpinning the key proposition of this study is that raising productivity among cane outgrowers in Tanzania is limited by the industry’s characteristics of production and incomplete intermediary organization. While the existing intermediary organizat …

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1 January 2014

Hydrocarbon Resources in Tanzania: Achieving Benefits with Robust Protection

Like many other natural endowments, natural gas is a finite resource. Its consumption today is a subtraction from, and detrimental to, the resources of future generations. Therefore, the extraction of finite resources must be based on, and guided by, b …

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1 September 2003

Vulnerability and Social Protection Programmes in Tanzania

“This report describes the extent to which major social protection and risk management programmes and strategies adopted in Tanzania have contributed in shielding the extremely vulnerable individuals, households and communities in urban and rural areas …

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