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The feasibility of industrial diplomacy in Tanzania: an assessment of industrial enabling environment
Mtakwa, Charles Peter
This thesis discusses industrialization in Tanzania by looking at the extent to which Tanzanian domestic environment conforms to the industrial aspirations of the country as reflected by its industry as well as foreign policy. This study also explores the drivers for and challenges of industrialization in the world, Africa and, particularly, in Tanzania. The study revealed that there are challenges to industrialization that affects Africa, these include; lack of competitiveness, weak logistics and trade facilitation systems, slow regional integration and absence of accreditation frameworks. The study also investigates the internal drivers for industrialization in the context of the situation in Tanzania to identify its readiness to attract foreign investment in the industrial sector. With the application of descriptive analysis in conjunction with the method of regression analysis on the data from 1961 (the year that the country gained independence) to 2015, the findings show that low agricultural output and mechanization, unreliable power supply as well as fettered economy have constrained the industrial growth and development of Tanzania. The study discusses the problems and opportunities, and drawn from the theoretical background and conceptual framework with more focus on the results. The following recommendations were made for a more effective move towards the pursuit of industrialization: the country should focus on agricultural innovations and mechanization, it should make vocational training more accessible and affordable to its communities and, last but not least, electricity sources should be diversified for a more promising power supply.
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