This book is the first comprehensive contribution to understanding the character of important societal transitions in Tanzania during Benjamin Mkapas presidency (1995 2005). The analyses of the trajectory of these transitions are conducted against the background of the development model of Tanzanians first president, Julius Nyerere (1961 1985), a model with lasting influence on the country. This approach enables an understanding of continuities and discontinuities in Tanzania over time in areas such as development strategy an ideology, agrarian-land, gender and forestry issues,...
This book is the first comprehensive contribution to understanding the character of important societal transitions in Tanzania during Benj...
The issue of biofuels has already been much debated, but the focus to date has largely been on Latin America and deforestation - this highly original work breaks fresh ground in looking at the African perspective. Most African governments see biofuels as having the potential to increase agricultural productivity and export incomes and thus strengthen their national economies, improving energy balances and rural employment. At the same time climate change may be addressed through reduction of green house gas emissions. There are, however, a number of uncertainties mounting that challenge...
The issue of biofuels has already been much debated, but the focus to date has largely been on Latin America and deforestation - this highly original ...
