Local Content Agenda: The Role of Institution Theory on Policy and Practical Challenges in Local Procurement Practice by Mining Entities in Tanzania

Baraka Kambi () and Michael Kambi ()

Humanities and Social Sciences Letters, 2017, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Local content is a famous agenda that sweeps across Africa. In Tanzania it is one of the new agenda that needs attention. This paper answer the question which asks, what are the challenges of local content in local procurement especially in major mining entities in Tanzania? The paper has deployed Institutional theory in addressing the research question. The paper has tried to explain what has transpired in Tanzania over local content agenda and the recommendations on how to deal with the challenges.

Keywords: Local content; Institutional theory; Local procurement practice; Institutional theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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