The Industrial Experience of Tanzania

Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.Szirmai & P.Lapperre PART I: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Public Policy and the Industrial Development of Tanzania, 1961-1995; D.van Engelen, A.Szirmai & P.Lapperre Is African Manufacturing Skill Constrained?; H.Pack & C.Paxson Measuring Manufacturing Performance in Tanzania; A.Szirmai, M.Prins & W.Schulte The Role of Technological Factors in the Early Stages of Industrial Exports: A Note; C.Cooper PART II: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND CHOICE OF TECHNIQUES Public Choice, Technology and Industrialization in Tanzania: Some Paradoxes Resolved; J.James The Role and Form of Industrial Innovativeness in Enhancing Firms' Productivity: The Case of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Tanzania; H.H.Semboja & J.P.Kweka Development and Diffusion of Technology: The Case of TIRDO; B.Bongenaar & A.Szirmai Technological Capabilities: A Core Element for National Development Opportunities: A Study of Technological Capabilities in the Dwelling Construction Sector for Lower-Income Households in Tanzania; E.van Egmond-de Wilde de Ligny Education, Technical Education, Knowledge and Skills in the Metal Working Industry in Tanzania; R.Duijsens & P.Lapperre PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION Industrialization and Environment: Methodologies for Environmental Assessment in Data Poor Situations; L.Lemmens, P.Scheren, H.Zanting, G.Njau & D.van Horen Energy Conservation in the Industrial Sector in Tanzania; F.van der Vleuten, L.Lemmens, O.Bos, C.Samplonius, D.Toussaint & M.Yhdego PART IV: LESSONS FROM PAST EXPERIENCES, ECONOMIC REFORM, PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE Industrialization of Tanzania: Can Tanzania Learn from European History?; P.Lapperre Macro-Economic Policies and Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Has Liberalization Helped? An Econometric Approach; A.V.Y.Mbelle The Urban Informal Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Neglected Opportunities for Socio-Economic Development; H.Gaillard & A.Beernink The Impact of Reforms in Tanzania: The Case of Privatized Manufacturing Enterprises; H.P.B.Moshi Economic Reform, Industrialization and Technological Capabilities in Tanzanian Industry; S.M.Wangwe Highlights of the Sustainable Industrial Development Policy in Tanzania, 1996-2020; A.K.Maziku