Pre and post economic reforms in the governance of mineral resources: a review of mining policies and laws since independence in Tanzania
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2022-05-23
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Abstract
For any country to substantially benefit from its natural resources, minerals inclusive, efforts should be directed
on how decisions in connection to such resources are made or not; also, how such decisions are implemented or not.
Tanzania is fourth in Africa in terms of natural resource endowment. Incognizant of that, various laws and policies were
enacted since independence in 1961 to govern the sector. This article analyses the mining industry in Tanzania during the
sixty years of independence. It specifically discusses the mining policies and legislations in Tanzania before and in the context
of Tanzania’s reforms economy. The article further analyses the pre- and post-economic reforms environment and its impacts
on the governance of mineral resources. A documentary research method was employed to collect information related to
mining activities, policies and legislations from 1961. The search strategy included a review of published and grey literature
from research reports and other secondary evidence. The search query involved keywords such as ‘mineral sector reforms’,
‘mining sector’, ‘reforms in the governance of mineral resources in Tanzania’, ‘Tanzania’s mining policies’, ‘mining
legislation in Tanzania’, ‘mining laws in Tanzania’ and ‘pre and post-economic reforms’. The review has identified various
issues established by the legislations, regulations and policies employed in the mining industry since 1961. The legislation
and policies enacted have impacted the governance of the sector. It has been observed that the government of Tanzania has
been putting a lot of efforts to enable the public to benefit from the resource by establishing policies and laws. Despite
establishing these governance structures and aspects the country needs extra initiatives for the public to further and
significantly benefit from the sector. The sad thing is that Tanzania though endowed with natural resources remains on the list
of poor countries sixty years after independence.
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The sub Saharan Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
(SJSSH)
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Mineral acts, policies, pre & post-economic reforms, mineral resources governance, Tanzania
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361553696