{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-tanzania-decline-and-recovery-9780812245905","title":"The Political Economy of Tanzania: Decline and Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince gaining independence, the United Republic of Tanzania has enjoyed relative stability. More recently, the nation transitioned peacefully from \"single-party democracy\" and socialism to a multiparty political system with a market-based economy. But Tanzania's development strategies--based on the leading economic ideas at the time of independence--also opened the door for unscrupulous dealmaking among political elites and led to economic decline in the 1960s and 1970s that continues to be felt today. Indeed, the shift to a market-oriented economy was motivated in part by the fiscal interests of government profiteers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Political Economy of Tanzania\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the nation's economic development from 1961 to the present, considering the global and domestic factors that have shaped Tanzania's economic policies over time. Michael F. Lofchie presents a compelling analysis of the successes and failures of a country whose postcolonial history has been deeply influenced by high-ranking members of the political elite who have used their power to advance their own economic interests. \u003ci\u003eThe Political Economy of Tanzania\u003c\/i\u003e offers crucial lessons for scholars and policy makers with a stake in Africa's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael F. Lofchie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.41h x 6.27w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812245905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 1029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael F. Lofchie is Professor of Political Science at University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of many books, including The Policy Factor: Agricultural Performance in Kenya and Tanzania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44185117982835,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":112.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_85586b06-ed0d-4eb0-ad95-1ff96d5cae9e.jpg?v=1767100944","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-political-economy-of-tanzania-decline-and-recovery-9780812245905","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}