Where is Socialism in Tanzania?
| dc.contributor.author | Makulilo, Victoria | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-01T06:31:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-11-01T06:31:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | After independence Tanzania adopted a socialist ideology,‘Ujamaa’.‘Ujamaa’ was a political decision to societal development. It is obvious majority poor were complacent to it. This made many Tanzanians to identify themselves as “wajamaa.” Nevertheless, the economic crisis of 1970s swayed Tanzania to adopt Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs)1. SAPs are grounded in liberalism. This situation led Tanzania to a dilemma of having liberalism and abandoning socialism since the two ideologies are disputable and can never be applied at the same setting. Apparently, the socialist ideology is identified with Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere, the founder of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi1 (CCM). It is logical that to abandon “Ujamaa” is to illegitimise CCM from the majority Tanzanians. Instead, Tanzania decided to adopt the SAPs in 1980s and remain with Ujamaa on paper for legitimacy. In 1991 Zanzibar Resolution was drawn to entomb core values of “Ujamaa”.It is this particular event which is claimed as marking death of “Ujamaa” in practice. Mwl. Nyerere himself commented in 1993 that “Ujamaa” had been warped. Yet, CCM would argue for existence of “Ujamaa”. The bases for the argument are Article 9(j) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania 1977(URT Constitution) and Article 4(3) and 5(3) of the CCM Constitution 1977(CCM Constitution). This paper argues that Tanzania has currently a “myeloma” in ideology. And thus, it suffers a crisis. Its praxis is absent. Concomitantly, the praxis of liberalism through privatization policies and legislation is repugnant and thus unconstitutional. This leaves the general public confused. Moreover it makes investors lose confidence in business as a result. The paper recommends a wider debate involving all stakeholders be held in guiding the country to one clear direction on ideology. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | 8.1.2 Makulilo, V. (May, 2012) “Where is Socialism in Tanzania?” Elixir Social Science, Issue 46, P. 8170-8180 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4954 | |
| dc.subject | Socialism in Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Where is Socialism in Tanzania? | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Where is Socialism in Tanzania? | en_US |