REPOA Annual Report 2018
We are honored to present to our esteemed stakeholders our annual report for 2018, the fourth year of the 2015–2019 strategic plan.
The State of Business Environment in Tanzania
This report highlights the state of the business environment in Tanzania by presenting both the trends and current status of key areas affecting DB. The next section set the analytical stage by outlining the conceptual framework followed by methodology (section 3) and review of policies (section 4). Section 5 as the core section of the […]
Does obtaining a lot of schooling guarantee a quick transition to employment? Evidence from TVET graduates in Tanzania
This brief assesses the effect of the length of schooling on how long a Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) graduate spends unemployed. The analysis is motivated by observations that despite some 800,000 to 1,000,000 of graduates entering the labour market in Tanzania every year (NBS, 2015), on average the economy creates only about 250,000 […]
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: […]
Institutional Innovations and Barriers to Competitiveness: Policy Brief
Case Studies of Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania Tanzania’s policy path has been characterized by institutional reforms aimed at increasing efficiency and productivity in key sectors of the economy. This brief examines the potential of various forms of institutional innovations in building competitiveness of smallholder agriculture in Tanzania. Evidence used shows that while some policies and […]
Elimu na Uzalishaji Kwenye Kilimo Tanzania Vijijini
Hii ni taarifa fupi itokanayo na utafiti wa kitaalam kuhusu mchango wa mfumo rasmi na usiorasmi wa elimu, na upatikanaji wa ardhi na mikopo kwa uzalishaji kwenye kilimo Tanzania katika maeneo ya vijijini. Uchambuzi uliofanywa unasisitiza umuhimu wa elimu rasmi na ile isiyo rasmi, upatikanaji wa ardhi, na uzoefu wa muda mrefu wa stadi za […]
Mabadiliko ya Kitaasisi na Vikwazo vya Ushindani Kwenye Masoko: Tafiti Kuhusu Wakulima Wadogo Tanzania
Historia ya sera nchini Tanzania imekuwa ni ya mabadiliko ya mara kwa mara ambayo lengo lake limekuwa ni kuongeza ufanisi na uzalishaji katika sekta muhimu za uchumi. Dokezo hili linatoa muhtasari wa kitabu kilichotokana na utafiti uliochunguza uwezo wa mabadiliko mbali mbali ya sera kuiongezea sekta ya kilimo, hususan wakulima wadogo, nguvu ya ushindani katika […]
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 […]
Does Citizen’s Trust in Government Increase Willingness to Pay Taxes in Tanzania?
A Case Study of Mtwara, Lindi and Dar es Salaam Regions This paper examines the citizen’s trust in government and their willingness to pay taxes to improve public goods and services in Tanzania. We use a logit model to estimate the effect of government trust on willingness to pay taxes on improved public goods/services. Chi-square […]
Policy implementation under stress
Central-local government relations in property tax administration in Tanzania Inter-organisational cooperation in revenue collection has received limited attention in the tax administration literature. Recent experiences from Tanzania offer a unique opportunity to examine opportunities and challenges facing such cooperation between central and local government agencies in a developing country context. The administration of property taxes […]
Sera za Kilimo na Jitihada za Kupunguza Umaskni Tanzania
Kitabu hiki kina sura saba ambazo zinaangalia sera mabali mbali kuhusu maendeleo vijijini na mchango wake kwenye kupunguza umaskini Tanzania. Kinaanza na sera zilizotungwa na kuetekelezwa kipindi cha Ujamaa na Kujijetegemea. Kina sura nyingine zinazo angalia mchango wa elimu kwenye ufanisi wa kilimo;mradi wa matrekta madogo aina ya ‘power tillers’ kwenye baadhi ya wilaya; awamu […]
Agricultural Policy and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania: Policy Brief
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere the founder President of Tanzania, devoted most of his policies and efforts to rural development through the policy of Ujamaa whose objective was the emancipation of the poor from abject poverty and deprivation. He abolished feudal tenure and steered the promulgation of the Arusha Declaration in 1967 as a blue print for […]
REPOA e-Newsletter Q1 2019
In this Issue, REPOA has continued to climb up on the ladder as the best research institution in Tanzania. There are also preparations for the upcoming 24th Research Workshop. Welcome to read on
The Contractual Implications of the Tanzania Upstream Petroleum Fiscal Regime
The petroleum sector is characterized by substantial rents when discovered and developed. However, such rents are inherently volatile and finite. The effects of these returns to the economy especially for the emerging markets depend on how well such revenues are collected and managed. The purpose of this brief is to examine the effectiveness of the […]
Petroleum’s Potential Impact on Future State-Society Relations in Tanzania
Tanzanian citizens continue to have high expectations about the benefits that the country’s emerging petroleum sector will provide them with, yet they possess low knowledge about the sector. Policymakers should take concrete steps to rectify this knowledge-expectation gap by providing updated information inaccessible and easy-to-understand formats. Revenue transparency should be encouraged, and more research should […]
Civil society’s role in petroleum sector governance: The case of Tanzania
Good governance in the management of natural resources is now recognized by scholars and policymakers as key to ensuring that countries can prevent and escape the resource curse and translate resource wealth into inclusive economic development. Civil society is considered a key factor in ensuring good natural resource governance. Civil society organizations (CSOs) provide information, […]