Socialisms Between Cooperation and Competition: Ideology, Aid and Cold War Politics in Tanzania’s relations with East Germany

Tanzania’s development model, based on the concept of ujamaa (literally “familyhood”), was an exceptionally enduring, and perhaps the most significant, example of “African Socialism,” characterized by a conceptual focus on self-reliance, rural development, and socio-economic egalitarianism (Lal 2015...

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Main Author Burton, Eric
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme 24.11.2021
Subjects
History
Political Science
political sciences
africa
histoire
afrique
sociology
history
sciences politiques
sociologie
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Summary:Tanzania’s development model, based on the concept of ujamaa (literally “familyhood”), was an exceptionally enduring, and perhaps the most significant, example of “African Socialism,” characterized by a conceptual focus on self-reliance, rural development, and socio-economic egalitarianism (Lal 2015; Schneider 2014). Bolstered by President Julius Nyerere’s reputation as a principled, charismatic, and intellectual leader with influence in the region and in the Non-Aligned Movement, ujamaa beca...
ISBN:2735126986
9782735126989
DOI:10.4000/books.editionsmsh.51520