Trading centres and development in a remote district in Tanzania

Mbonile, Milline J.

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Author(s): Milline J Mbonile ^a

Publication date (Print): March 1994

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As a contribution to the ongoing debate about how to counteract the centralising tendencies of large urban centres, this article looks at the impact and role of small rural trading centres in Tanzania. It is shown that significant intra‐district trade and labour migration takes place but that this remains limited in the more peripheral areas. The lack of wholesale outlets is a particular handicap in all areas. Tension between administrative or political decisions regarding location of various agencies and local business rivalries combine with regional ethnic differences to define the arena in which various contenders for class power are clashing, with the occasional arbitration, when necessary, of the more centralised agencies such as the Regional Development Associations, thus exemplifying the ultimate dominance of the centre, despite policies attempting the contrary.

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Title: Review of African Political Economy

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Publication date (Print): March 1994

Volume: 21

Issue: 59

Pages: 7-20

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^a Geography Department , University of Dar es Salaam

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Publisher ID: 8704033 Coden ID: Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 21, No. 59, March 1994, pp. 7-20

DOI: 10.1080/03056249408704033

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Barwell I. . 1988. . Makete Integrated Rural Transport Project Report on Escarpment Survey . , Geneva : : International Labour Organisation. .
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Kulaba S M. . 1982. . ‘Rural Settlement Policies in Tanzania’. . Habitat International . , Vol. 6((1/2)): 15––29. .
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Mbonile M J. . 1993. . “‘Migration and Structural Change in Tanzania: the Case of Makete District’. ”. University of Liverpool. .
Otite O. . 1979. . ‘Rural Migrants as Catalysts in Rural Development: the Urhhobo in Ondo State, Nigeria’. . Africa . , Vol. 49((3)): 226––234. .
Pedersen P O. . 1990. . “The Role of Small Rural Towns in Development’. ”. In Small towns Africa: Studies in Rural‐urban Interactions . , Edited by: Baker J. . p. 89––107. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .
Ravenstein E. . 1885. . ‘The Laws of Migration’. . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society . , Vol. XLVIII:: 167––235. .
Samoff J. . 1979. . ‘Education in Tanzania: Class Formation and Reproduction’. . Journal of Modern African Studies . , Vol. 17((1)): 47––69. .
Sharma P R. . 1984. . ‘Growth Centres and Regional Development: Aspects of Theory and Policy. . Habitat International . , Vol. 8((2)): 133––150. .
Shivji I. . 1975. . Class Struggle in Tanzania . , Dar es Salaam : : Tanzania Publishing House. .
Silitshena R. . 1990. . “The Tswana Agro‐towns and Rural Economy in Botswana’. ”. In Small Town Africa: Studies in Rural‐urban Interaction . , Edited by: Baker J. . p. 35––50. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .
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1987. . “‘Tanzania’. ”. European Economic Community. .
Wekwete K H. . 1990. . “‘Rural Urbanisation in Zimbabwe: Prospects for the Future. ”. In Small Town Africa: Studies in Rural‐urban Interaction . , Edited by: Baker J. . p. 130––142. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

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[1] A. . 1982. . “‘The Role of Small Towns in Regional Development in South East Africa’. ”. In The Rural‐urban Interface in Africa: Expansion and Adaptation . , Edited by: Baker J and Pedersen P O. . p. 51––68. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

[2] Ahmed A G M and Rahman M A. . 1979. . ‘Small Urban Centres: Vanguards of Exploitation’. . Africa . , Vol. 49((3)): 258––271. .

[3] Barwell I. . 1988. . Makete Integrated Rural Transport Project Report on Escarpment Survey . , Geneva : : International Labour Organisation. .

[4] Brebner P and Briggs J. . 1982. . ‘Rural Settlement Planning in Algeria and Tanzania: a Comparative Study’. . Habitat International . , Vol. 6((5/6)): 621––628. .

[5] Campbell H and Stein H. , eds. Tanzania and the IMF: the Dynamics of Liberalization . , Boulder : : Westview Press. .

[6] Choguill C L. . 1989. . ‘Small Towns and Development: a Tale from Two Countries’. . Urban Studies . , Vol. 26((2)): 267––274. .

[7] Friedmann J. . 1988. . Life Space and Economic Space . , New Brunswick : : Transactions Books. .

[8] Gould W T S. . 1988. . “‘Rural‐urban Interactions and Rural Transformation in Tropical Africa’. ”. In Rural Transformation in Tropical Africa . , Edited by: Rimmer D. . p. 77––97. . London : : Belhaven Press. .

[9] International Labour Organisation. . 1990. . Makete Integrated Rural Transport Project II: Low Cost Transport/Social Economic Report . , Geneva : : ILO. .

[10] Kaniki MHY. . 1980. . Tanzania Under Colonial Rule . , London : : Longman. .

[11] Kiondo A. . 1992. . “The Nature of Economic Reforms in Tanzania’. ”. In Tanzania and the IMF: the Dynamics of Liberalisation . , Edited by: Campbell H and Stein H. . p. 21––42. . Boulder : : Westview Press. .

[12] Kulaba S M. . 1982. . ‘Rural Settlement Policies in Tanzania’. . Habitat International . , Vol. 6((1/2)): 15––29. .

[13] Lee E. . 1966. . “Theory of Migration’. . Demography . , Vol. 2:: 47––57. .

[14] Lwoga C M F. . 1989. . “‘From Long‐term to Seasonal Labour Migration in Iringa Region, Tanzania: a Legacy of the Colonial Forced Labour System. ”. In Forced Labour and Migration: Patterns of Movement within Africa . , Edited by: Zegeye A and Ishemo S. . p. 179––210. . London : : Hans Zell Publishers. .

[15] Maliyamkono T and Bagachwa M S D. . 1990. . The Second Economy in Tanzania . , London : : James Currey. .

[16] Mbonile M J. . 1993. . “‘Migration and Structural Change in Tanzania: the Case of Makete District’. ”. University of Liverpool. .

[17] Otite O. . 1979. . ‘Rural Migrants as Catalysts in Rural Development: the Urhhobo in Ondo State, Nigeria’. . Africa . , Vol. 49((3)): 226––234. .

[18] Pedersen P O. . 1990. . “The Role of Small Rural Towns in Development’. ”. In Small towns Africa: Studies in Rural‐urban Interactions . , Edited by: Baker J. . p. 89––107. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

[19] Ravenstein E. . 1885. . ‘The Laws of Migration’. . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society . , Vol. XLVIII:: 167––235. .

[20] Samoff J. . 1979. . ‘Education in Tanzania: Class Formation and Reproduction’. . Journal of Modern African Studies . , Vol. 17((1)): 47––69. .

[21] Sharma P R. . 1984. . ‘Growth Centres and Regional Development: Aspects of Theory and Policy. . Habitat International . , Vol. 8((2)): 133––150. .

[22] Shivji I. . 1975. . Class Struggle in Tanzania . , Dar es Salaam : : Tanzania Publishing House. .

[23] Silitshena R. . 1990. . “The Tswana Agro‐towns and Rural Economy in Botswana’. ”. In Small Town Africa: Studies in Rural‐urban Interaction . , Edited by: Baker J. . p. 35––50. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

[24] Simon D. . 1992. . “‘Conceptualising Small Towns in African development’. ”. In The Rural‐urban Interface in Africa: Expansion and Adaptation . , Edited by: Baker J and Pedersen P O. . p. 29––50. . Uppsala : : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

[25] Southall A. . 1979. . ‘Small Towns in African Development’. . Africa . , Vol. 49((3)): 214––220. .

[26] 1987. . “‘Tanzania’. ”. European Economic Community. .

[27] Wekwete K H. . 1990. . “‘Rural Urbanisation in Zimbabwe: Prospects for the Future. ”. In Small Town Africa: Studies in Rural‐urban Interaction . , Edited by: Baker J. . p. 130––142. . Uppsala : : The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

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