Empowering Women in Tanzania
IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL POLICY REFORMS The policy focus on women empowerment has gathered traction lately partly as a result of encouraging the growth of the world economy, a renewed focus on inequality, and the initial success of large-scale income and livelihoods social programmes. Efforts aiming at empowerment have largely been distributional, characterised […]
An Institutional account of public service reforms
A Case Study of Civic Engagement in Water and Sanitation in Tanzania This research examines the role of civic engagement in the evolving systems for providing water and sanitation in Tanzania. This issue is timely because, after more than a decade of implementing civic engagement reforms, little is known on how the public participates in […]
Tathmini ya Mfumo wa Kitaasisi wa Maboresho wa Utumishi kwa Umma
Muhtasari huu unatoa taswira fupi ya tathmini ya mchango wa ushirikishwaji wa wananchi katika mifumo badilifu ya utoaji wa huduma za maji safi na maji taka (WATSAN) nchini Tanzania. Tathmini hii imefanyika katika wakati muafaka ambapo pamoja na kuwa na zaidi ya muongo mmoja wa utekelezaji wa maboresho ya sera ya maji, machache yanafahamika kuhusu: […]
An Institutional Account of Public Service Reforms: Policy Brief
A case study of Civic Engagement in Water and Sanitation in Tanzania This brief snapshot key findings from an explanatory qualitative case study that examined the role of civic engagement (CE) in the evolving systems for providing water and sanitation (WATSAN) services in Tanzania. This issue is timely because after more than a decade of […]
Transparency in Local finances in Tanzania, 2003 – 2009
Good governance relies on three interdependent characteristics – transparency, accountability and integrity – and at the center of this three-way relationship is the need for timely and accurate information, which, recursively, requires a willingness to share information.
The Impact of Local Government Reforms in Tanzania
This report explores the progress towards achieving the aim of transferring resources from central to local government and devolving and decentralizing power to create more autonomous Local Government Authorities (LGAs), as well as the objectives of
Local Government Finances and Financial Management in Tanzania
Empirical Evidence of Trends 2000-2007 This paper examines the capacity of local government authorities in Tanzania with respect to financial management and revenue enhancement, and analyses trends in financial accountability and efficiency for the period 2000–2006/07.