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    Constitutions, constitutionalism and the economy: lessons from Tanzania.
    ( 1991-07) Mgongo, Fimbo G.
    Tanzania is a poor Third World country whose people were among the 780 million people who were described by the World of Bank as living in the direst poverty "a condition of life so charactarised by malnutrition, illiteracy and disease as to be beneath any reasonable definition of human decency".1 Third World peoples are not only poor but also live under authoritarian regimes. The people lack human rights and dignity. This paper traces the history of constitution making in Tanzania in the context of struggles for peoples' economic and political emancipation. The first section sketches the liberal interpretation of constitutionalism and Tanzania's initial rejection of it under the banner of developmentalism in the name of ''Ujamaa". The result was the emergency of an authoritarian state. The paper argues that authoritarianism did not bring any noticeable benefits to the people. The second section discusses entrenchment of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution in concession to public demands and addresses itself to the current debate on greater democratisation. The paper notes that the issues raised in the debate go beyond the liberal concept of constitutionalism. In the concluding remarks, I make some generalizations which I believe, are applicable to other African states.
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    Constitutions, constitutionalism and the economy: lessons from Tanzania.
    ( 1991-07) Mgongo, Fimbo G.
    Tanzania is a poor Third World country whose people were among the 780 million people who were described by the World of Bank as living in the direst poverty "a condition of life so charactarised by malnutrition, illiteracy and disease as to be beneath any reasonable definition of human decency".1 Third World peoples are not only poor but also live under authoritarian regimes. The people lack human rights and dignity. This paper traces the history of constitution making in Tanzania in the context of struggles for peoples' economic and political emancipation. The first section sketches the liberal interpretation of constitutionalism and Tanzania's initial rejection of it under the banner of developmentalism in the name of ''Ujamaa". The result was the emergency of an authoritarian state. The paper argues that authoritarianism did not bring any noticeable benefits to the people. The second section discusses entrenchment of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution in concession to public demands and addresses itself to the current debate on greater democratisation. The paper notes that the issues raised in the debate go beyond the liberal concept of constitutionalism. In the concluding remarks, I make some generalizations which I believe, are applicable to other African states.
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    Cultural diversity and the role of traditional authority in local self governance: the case of Mozambique in Southern Africa
    ( 1993-08-30) Lundin, Irae Baptista
    We will begin this article with the subject ''cultural diversity" and, in this context, examine the role traditional authority can play in the process of good governance. Therefore our principal focus will be this local, African, socio-political institution.
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    Cultural diversity and the role of traditional authority in local self governance: the case of Mozambique in Southern Africa
    ( 1993-08-30) Lundin, Irae Baptista
    We will begin this article with the subject ''cultural diversity" and, in this context, examine the role traditional authority can play in the process of good governance. Therefore our principal focus will be this local, African, socio-political institution.
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    Formation and impact of political parties in 1950s up to independence (1962): Lessons for democracy.
    ( 2003) Byamukama, Nathan
    There is no doubt that the time to independence was both exciting and confused. It was exciting because it carried hope for independence but it was confused because the road map to independence after a long time of colonial rule was haphazard. There were a lot of expectations and ideals but it was also an opportunity lost for reasons not entirely of Ugandans alone abut also of the colonisers. From the conceptual level of ideas like democracy, political parties and Constitutionalism to the practice of these ideas, a lot needed to be clarified and structures and institutions need to be built and nurtured in preparation for self-rule. But it was not the case. The consequence of all this messed up Ugandans up to independence and beyond. It is a legacy we continue to grapple with. Let us revisit these concepts so as to get sense out of them.
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    Land law and land law policy in Eastern Africa
    ( 1968-06) Apthorpe, Raymond
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    Land law and land law policy in Eastern Africa
    ( 1968-06) Apthorpe, Raymond
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    Political generations in Bukoba :1890-1939.
    ( 1940) Austen, Ralph
    What theoretical framework I have been able to salvage is, as the title of my paper suggests, largely evolutionary. The "political generations" which I wish to distinguish in the various stages of colonial rule are those Africans who were able to mediate spontaneously between the machinery of alien government and the outlook of the indigenous population.
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    Political generations in Bukoba :1890-1939.
    ( 1940) Austen, Ralph
    What theoretical framework I have been able to salvage is, as the title of my paper suggests, largely evolutionary. The "political generations" which I wish to distinguish in the various stages of colonial rule are those Africans who were able to mediate spontaneously between the machinery of alien government and the outlook of the indigenous population.
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    Reflection on the character of the Sudanese state and the making of a dominant power bloc
    ( 1984-10-12) Ahmed Ali, Taisier Mohammed
    State formation in the Sudan may be traced to the middle of eighth century B.C. and the rise of Nubian Kingdoms which exerted cultural as well as economic influence over the lands that now constitute the modern Sudan and many other outlying regions. Over the centuries, trade and economic interestd precipitated conflicts which at various times led to encroachment upon Sudanese teritory by the Pharaohs, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Turks and the British. It was not until the beginning of the nininteenth century that the transformation of Nubia was completed and Islamic Funj Kingdom was established.
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    Reflection on the character of the Sudanese state and the making of a dominant power bloc
    ( 1984-10-12) Ahmed Ali, Taisier Mohammed
    State formation in the Sudan may be traced to the middle of eighth century B.C. and the rise of Nubian Kingdoms which exerted cultural as well as economic influence over the lands that now constitute the modern Sudan and many other outlying regions. Over the centuries, trade and economic interestd precipitated conflicts which at various times led to encroachment upon Sudanese teritory by the Pharaohs, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Turks and the British. It was not until the beginning of the nininteenth century that the transformation of Nubia was completed and Islamic Funj Kingdom was established.
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    Temporal consciousness in African belief and ideology.
    ( 1982) Nelson, Jack
    In delineating the temporal consciousness of the people belonging to a traditional African culture, perhaps, the most subtle difficulty is that of overcoming the assumption of a normative concept of time. Augustine's well-known quandary, of knowing what time is until asked to explain it, remains a most formidable experience. Only in struggling with the problem on this level are we able to perceive the symbolic nature of temporal consciousness serving to synthesize a peoples' ethos by providing a cosmological construct. But further, we can uncover the ideological function embedded in a peoples temporal consciousness. What becomes interesting then, is the manner in which this temporal consciousness is altered in a changing society, experiencing the breakdown and reconstruction of cultural superstructures, with varied efforts being made toward preserving a continuity with , traditional cosmologies while adapting in the wake of encroaching socio-economic changes.
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    Temporal consciousness in African belief and ideology.
    ( 1982) Nelson, Jack
    In delineating the temporal consciousness of the people belonging to a traditional African culture, perhaps, the most subtle difficulty is that of overcoming the assumption of a normative concept of time. Augustine's well-known quandary, of knowing what time is until asked to explain it, remains a most formidable experience. Only in struggling with the problem on this level are we able to perceive the symbolic nature of temporal consciousness serving to synthesize a peoples' ethos by providing a cosmological construct. But further, we can uncover the ideological function embedded in a peoples temporal consciousness. What becomes interesting then, is the manner in which this temporal consciousness is altered in a changing society, experiencing the breakdown and reconstruction of cultural superstructures, with varied efforts being made toward preserving a continuity with , traditional cosmologies while adapting in the wake of encroaching socio-economic changes.
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    War and the debt burden in the Great Lakes region
    ( 2000-07) Mande, Wilson Muyinda
    The task of this paper is to advance the view that the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) of Great Lakes Region would do better to endeavor and resolve political disharmony using peacemaking strategies rather than engaging in wars which are horribly expensive and largely counter-productive. Many African nations, as the case of the Great Lakes region illustrates, have a propensity to resort to war first and foremost and only remembering negotiated peace afterwards.
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    War and the debt burden in the Great Lakes region
    ( 2000-07) Mande, Wilson Muyinda
    The task of this paper is to advance the view that the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) of Great Lakes Region would do better to endeavor and resolve political disharmony using peacemaking strategies rather than engaging in wars which are horribly expensive and largely counter-productive. Many African nations, as the case of the Great Lakes region illustrates, have a propensity to resort to war first and foremost and only remembering negotiated peace afterwards.