| Ref. | Title | Author | Description | |
9.32
| Energy, Jobs and Skills:A rapid assessment of potential in Mtwara, Tanzania | Waheeda Samji, K. Nsa-Kaisi, Alana Albee | This study sets out to deepen the analysis of the earlier research by examining, in more detail, the growth and labour potential of the energy sector, one of the most promising labour absorbing sectors, and the demand that it is creating for young electricians in Mtwara and beyond. | |
9.31
| Institutional Analysis of Nutrition in Tanzania | Valerie Leach and Blandina Kilama | This special paper provides a summary of the situation of nutrition in Tanzania, and an institutional analysis of the principal actors in nutrition nationally and locally. It argues the need to focus on prevention of malnutrition by protecting, promoting and sustaining improved nutrition in children under two years of age | |
| | | | | |
| 9.30 | Influencing Policy for Children in Tanzania:Lessons from Education, Legislation and Social Protection | Masuma Mamdani, Rakesh Rajani and Valerie Leach, Zubeida Tumbo-Masabo and Francis Omondi | This paper together with the accompanying brief which goes with the same title, analyses three recent policy/programme developments regarding child well-being in Tanzania and examines the political ‘drivers of change’ that influence policy and action on child well-being |
| 9.29 | Maybe We Should Pay Tax After All? Citizens' Views on Taxation in Tanzania | Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Lucas Katera & Erasto Ngalewa | This paper aims to shed light on factors impacting on tax compliance, by examining the perceptions of ordinary people on payment of taxes, fees and charges. Changes in citizens' perceptions of taxation may have implications for policy design to raise government revenues. |
| 9.28 | Outsourcing Revenue Collection to Private Agents: Experiences from Local Authorities in Tanzania | Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Lucas Katera & Erasto Ngalewa | This paper examines experiences with outsourced revenue collection of some local authorities in Tanzania, looking at how systems of privatized tax collection perform with respect to revenue generation, administration and accountability from 1996 to 2006. |
| 8.27 | The Growth-Poverty Nexus in Tanzania: From a Developmental Perspective
| Marc Wuyts | This presents the conceptual framework for REPOA’s research programme on growth and poverty, explaining the underlying rationale and agenda. This document will also be useful to those who would like to gain an overview of the issue of growth and poverty. |
| 8.26 | Local Autonomy and Citizen Participation in Tanzania: From a Local Government Reform Perspective | Amon Chaligha | This report analyses local autonomy and citizen participation from six councils in Tanzania. Themes covered are: good governance; accountability and transparency of the local leaders in the community; local government autonomy and citizen participation; bottom-up planning, and participation in local elections. |
| 7.25 | Children and Vulnerability in Tanzania: A Brief Synthesis | Valerie Leach | This paper summarises key issues of children and vulnerability in Tanzania.
|
| 7.24 | Common Mistakes and Problems in Research Proposal Writing: An Assessment of Proposals for Research Grants Submitted to Research on Poverty Alleviation REPOA (Tanzania) | Idris S. Kikula Martha A. S. Qorro | This study identifies common mistakes in proposal writing. This paper will be useful for those wishing to improve their proposal writing skills, as well as those who teach research methodology.
|
| 7.23 | Guidelines for Preparing Concept Notes and Proposals for Research on Pro-Poor Growth and Poverty in Tanzania | | These guidelines provide practical advice on writing a concept note and a proposal for analytical research. There is also a section of suggested research topics under REPOA’s research themes. |
7.22
| Local Governance in Tanzania : Observations from Six Councils 2002-2003 | Amon Chaligha,
Florida Henjewele,
Ambrose Kessy
and
Geoffrey Mwambe | Issues of governance for local government are the main focus of this study: local government autonomy, bottom-up planning, trust relations, citizens' rights, corruption, gender mainstreaming in local government reform, and participation in local elections. |
| 7.21 | Tanzanian Non-Governmental Organisations - Their Perceptions of Their Relationships with the Government of Tanzania and Donors, and Their Role in Poverty Reduction and Development | | This Special Paper gives an overview of the social and political context of Tanzanian civil society, examining the tri-partite relationship between NGOs, the government and the donor community in Tanzania.
The paper summarises the findings from the Tanzanian component of a joint research project on Civil Society, Development and Poverty Reduction conducted by Dublin City University . Further information on this research project can be obtained from the Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University. |
| 6.20 | Service Delivery in Tanzania : Findings from Six Councils 2000-2003 | Einar Braathen and Geoffrey Mwambe | This paper presents citizens' perceptions of the state of local service delivery in six councils in Tanzania . Aspects covered are education, health, water supply, and welfare support. |
6.19
| Developing Social Protection in Tanzania within a Context of Generalised Insecurity | Marc Wuyts | This will be of interest to those involved in research in the area of social protection, and to those who would like to gain an overview of the likely implications of addressing or not addressing social protection in a developing country. |
6.18
| To Pay or not to pay? Citizens' views on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania | Odd-Helge Fjeldstad | Widespread tax evasion evidenced by persistent public resistance to pay is seen as part of the problem of raising local government revenues in Tanzania. Based on data from a citizens survey, this paper highlights factors impacting on tax compliance behaviour, by examining the views of ordinary people of local government taxation. |
| SP17 | When bottom-up meets top-down: the limits of local participation in local government planning in Tanzania | Brian Cooksey & Idris Kikula | This report discusses issues that concern planning at the district level as perceived by representatives of different districts in Tanzania. |
SP16
| Local Government Finances and Financial Management in Tanzania: Observations from Six Councils, 2002 - 2003 | Odd-Helge Fjeldstad with Florida Henjewele, Geofrrey Mwambe, Erasto Ngalewa and Knut Nygaard | This report presents and analyses data from six councils in Tanzania for the period 2002 - 2003. Key indicators used as reference points are: the degree of fiscal autonomy; financial management - including budgeting, accounting and auditing; methods of revenue collection; transparency in fiscal and financial affairs; tax compliance and fiscal corruption. |
