Gathering Evidence on the Quality of Institutions

François Bourguignon and François Libois

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Abstract: The objective of this chapter is to collect insights from different sources and different people about institutional features that may slow down economic development in Tanzania or threaten its sustainability and inclusiveness. It essentially follows three approaches presented in three separate sections. First, by exploiting the numerous institutional indicators available in international databases, insights are collected about the quality of Tanzanian institutions in comparison with a set of relevant countries. Insights aim to identify those institutional features that may possibly differentiate Tanzania. Second, an original questionnaire survey is undertaken among various types of decision-makers operating in Tanzania. The survey asks them about their own perception of how institutions work there and how they affect development. Finally, the analysis is enriched by the summary of the main points that arose in a large set of open-ended interviews with top policymakers of the country about the same questions. The final section concludes.

Date: 2023-11
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Published in François Bourguignon; Samuel Mwita Wangwe. State and Business in Tanzania's Development, 1, Cambridge University Press, pp.58-92, 2023, 9781009285803. ⟨10.1017/9781009285803.005⟩

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DOI: 10.1017/9781009285803.005

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