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    Apprenticeship and entrepreneurial development in the Tanzania informal sector
    (Mzumbe University and Agder University College, 1994) Nsana Bernard; Knudsen Harald; Kristiansen Stein
    Entrepreneurship and the operation of small scale, "micro" firms in the informal sector play an important role in many developing economies. They provide employment and contribute to the creation of economic value in the nations. The acquisition of skills in the informal sector depends mainly on informal apprenticeship programs and experiential learning in the workplace. The study includes description of entrepreneurial roles and apprenticeship programs in different trades in the informal sector in Tanzania. It also explores the nature of innovation, economic performance, marketing and management in the sector.
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    Introduction to public finance and taxation
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Mapesa Haruni Jeremia; Kiria Joseph Simon
    This book introduces foundation topics on public finance and a broad range of topics in taxation theory and tax laws in Tanzania. The book intends to fill a gap that exists as a result of several developments in public revenue and expenditure policy reforms and changes in fiscal policy and tax laws in Tanzania. New tax laws have been enacted such as the Tax Administration Act 2015, and existing laws have been repealed (e.g. Value Added Tax 1997) and replaced with new tax laws (e.g. the Value Added Tax Act of 2014). Similarly, there have been several legislative developments in the existing tax laws which amend existing tax laws. All these reforms necessitate for amendment of existing tax textbooks and/or development of new taxation textbooks that would provide comprehensive material on the interpretation and application of the new tax laws and the amended tax laws. This book fills this gap and the book comes at a time when lecturers, university students, professionals, and practitioners are in urgent need of such books. Most of the books written before these changes are outdated and cannot provide adequate guidance on the interpretation and application of the new and amended tax laws and current trends in public finance administration
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    Market liberalization and the agro-industrial potential in Tanzania
    (Research, Information and Publication Centre, 1997) Kuzilwa, Joseph A.
    This book examines the development potentials in the agro-industrial sub-sector in Tanzania, in the light of its past performance and the current economic changes taking place in the country, especially trade liberalization and restructuring and divestiture of parastatal enterprises. A lot of studies have been done on the manufacturing sector as a whole, but none has examined the agro-industrial sub-sector by itself. This book is, therefore, an attempt to analyze some of the available information about this sub-sector, including its resource base, in order to generate conclusion about its development potentials. The topic is considered important because of the obvious linkages between the country's resource base (agriculture) and the-agro-industrial sub-sector.
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    A study manual on the basics of financial management.
    (Research, Information and Publication Department, 2002) Mwisho, A. M
    I have written this students' manual titled "The Basics of Financial Management" after teaching financial management as a subject in the undergraduate and graduate programmes. It is to my opinion that readers, especially students who studies financial management as a subject may find this manual very helpful. I have used the simple English language to make it easier for the reader to understand faster. This manual has taken into consideration the financial management taught in both undergraduate and graduate programmes.
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    Elements of money and banking: With reference to the Tanzanian economy
    (Research, Information and Publication Department, 2000) E.J.M. Wiketye
    The book is divided into six parts and sixteen chapters. Part I consists of chapters one to four. Chapter one provides an introduction to essentials of money and banking. This is followed by Chapter Two which outlines the historical development of money and banking. Chapter Three outlines the general attributes of money. Specifically, the chapter concentrates on the definition and functions of money. The demand for money is the subject matter of Chapter Four. Here, the meaning of "holding money" is discussed, followed by a general formulation of the Demand for Money. The chapter ends with a brief discussion of theories of the demand for money. Specifically, the quantity theory (old and new) and the Keynesian theory are investigated. Part II is about monetary theory. It consists of Chapter Five and Six Chapter Five outlines the basic monetary propositions. Chapter Six analyses the expenditures, incomes and prices. The chapter starts the analysis from the demand (expenditure) side of the economy, and then looks at the supply side. It ends with an examination of monetary and fiscal policies. Part III deals with Commercial and Central Banking. Chapter Seven provides the theoretical basis of commercial banking in a simplified single bank-model. Chapter Eight looks at the structure of commercial banking in Tanzania in a historical perspective. Chapter Nine looks at the concept of central banking. First, the evolution and functions of central banking are examined. Then the chapter ends up looking at the concept of monetary policy. Chapter Ten examines central banking in Tanzania, with specific reference to the historical development of the Bank of Tanzania. By Part IV looks at non-bank financial intermediaries. This part consists of chapters eleven and twelve. Chapter Eleven looks at financial intermediation in a theoretical perspective. Specifically the chapter examines the functions of financial markets and the role of financial intermediaries. Chapter Twelve outlines the financial intermediation in Tanzania. Essentially, it looks at the major financial institutions in the country. Part V deals with money and the economy. It consists of two chapters. Chapter thirteen looks at monetary expansion and inflation. The chapter treats both long-run and short-run implications of monetary expansion. Chapter Fourteen gives a brief account of the Post-World War II inflation process. Specifically, the chapter looks at the concept of "creeping" inflation and also looks at some measures to control inflation. Part VI looks at the international scene. In Chapter Fifteen the concept of balance of payments, in a simplified manner, is examined in relation to (i) fixed exchange rate systems and (ii) floating exchange rate systems. Then Chapter Sixteen looks at the international financial crisis and the collapse of Fixed Exchange Rate System. The chapter starts with a brief outline of the so-called gold-standard system and ends up with an examination of the Bretton Woods System and why it collapsed. Each chapter except the introductory chapter ends up with one or more discussion questions.