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Jamal Msami

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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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1 May 2019

An Institutional Account of Public Service Reforms: A Case Study of Civic Engagement in Water and Sanitation in Tanzania#

This brief snapshot key findings from an explanatory qualitative case study that examined the role of civic engagement (CE) in the evolving systems for providing water and sanitation (WATSAN) services in Tanzania. This issue is timely because after mor …

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1 April 2011

Transparency in Local Finances in Tanzania, 2003-2009

“Good governance relies on three interdependent characteristics – transparency, accountability and integrity – and at the centre of this three way relationship is the need for accurate and timely information, which, recursively, requires a willingness …

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1 September 2010

Local Government Finances and Financial Management in Tanzania Empirical Evidence of Trends 2000 – 2007

“The main objective of this paper is to document and analyse the impacts of Tanzanian local government reforms. This paper examines the capacity of local government authorities in Tanzania with respect to financial management and revenue enhancement. T …

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1 January 2010

The Impact of Local Government Reforms in Tanzania 1998-2008

“In recent decades, Tanzania has undergone enormous political, social and economic changes. It has moved from being a centrally planned, one party socialist state to a modern, multi party democracy with an open, liberal economy. Tanzania’s Local Govern …

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1 January 2010

Local Government Finances and Financial Management in Tanzania Empirical Evidence of Trends 2000-2007

“The main objective of this paper is to document and analyse the impacts of the Tanzanian local government reforms on the third theme, ‘local finances and financial management’. The report analysed data and trends on finances and financial management i …

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