The limits of local participation in local government planning in Tanzania
This report discusses issues that concern planning at district level as perceived by representatives of different districts in Tanzania. In the context of this report planning is taken as a process of choosing or making choices/priorities of interventions in pursuits of sustainable development in general and more specifically in addressing the Millennium Development Goals. The developmental issues will most certainly vary from one place to another even within the same local area like a ward and even in the same village for that matter. Thus the administrative level where the identification of the developmental issues and prioritisation is done becomes critical. Where and how this is done distinguishes between the top-down from the bottom-up approaches. There is confusion, particularly among district staff on these approaches. This confusion or lack of clarity and many other related issues are discussed in this report.
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