Mining for ChangePub Date : 2020-02-13DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198851172.003.0012
G. Kikwasi, Cecilia Escalante
{"title":"The Construction Sector in Tanzania","authors":"G. Kikwasi, Cecilia Escalante","doi":"10.1093/OSO/9780198851172.003.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/OSO/9780198851172.003.0012","url":null,"abstract":"The construction sector—via, for example, housing, roads, bridges, water, health, and power infrastructure—is a key enabler for social and economic development worldwide. In Tanzania, the sector growth rate is well above the general economy and has maintained positive growth in response to the country’s investments in commercial and residential buildings and infrastructure projects. Despite the promising growth over recent decades, the sector encounters bottlenecks and challenges in the areas of access to land, construction permits, skills, and availability of materials and equipment that hinder the potential of the sector as a contributor for achieving the vision of reaching middle-income country status. The structure of the sector, underlying policies, challenges, and recommendations are at the centre of discussion in this chapter.","PeriodicalId":112186,"journal":{"name":"Mining for Change","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128200725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mining for ChangePub Date : 2020-02-13DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198851172.003.0013
Mia Ellis, M. McMillan
{"title":"Local Content","authors":"Mia Ellis, M. McMillan","doi":"10.1093/OSO/9780198851172.003.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/OSO/9780198851172.003.0013","url":null,"abstract":"Tanzania is rich with natural resources, which have significant potential to contribute to the country’s economic development. Several laws recently passed in Tanzania are dedicated to establishing linkages between foreign firms in natural resource extraction and the local economy. This chapter documents this legislation and the institutions set up to enforce and monitor these laws. Effectiveness of local content legislation and the potential for firms in the mining sector to contribute to local development are then evaluated using a combination of qualitative and quantitative evidence. The chapter next uses existing data to explore trends in local content and the estimate the value of local content in the mining sector; this exercise highlights the need for improved data. We then examine other developing countries’ experiences with local content legislation, drawing lessons for Tanzania.","PeriodicalId":112186,"journal":{"name":"Mining for Change","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130495551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mining for ChangePub Date : 2018-12-01DOI: 10.35188/unu-wider/2018/622-7
Emanuele Colonnelli, Nicole Ntungire
{"title":"Construction and Public Procurement in Uganda","authors":"Emanuele Colonnelli, Nicole Ntungire","doi":"10.35188/unu-wider/2018/622-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35188/unu-wider/2018/622-7","url":null,"abstract":"As it transitions to an oil-producing country, Uganda’s investments in infrastructure and physical capital will increasingly depend on the ability of the construction sector to respond to surges in demand and transform investment effort into outcomes. Using administrative and survey data, this chapter sets out to examine the current bottlenecks to production faced by the construction sector in Uganda and identifies possible policy remedies to relieve them. A secondary point of emphasis in the chapter’s analysis is the interaction between government and construction firms through public procurement, and the instrumental role procurement plays in the efficient development of the industry. These new opportunities and challenges raise several questions. How much of the increased economic activity will be passed to the domestic private sector? Will these opportunities motivate efficiency and transparency? Would corruption and inefficiency in public procurement still play a major role as a barrier to industry development?","PeriodicalId":112186,"journal":{"name":"Mining for Change","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121925533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mining for ChangePub Date : 2018-08-01DOI: 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2018/531-2
E. Aryeetey, I. Ackah
{"title":"The Boom, the Bust, and the Dynamics of Oil Resource Management in Ghana","authors":"E. Aryeetey, I. Ackah","doi":"10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2018/531-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2018/531-2","url":null,"abstract":"Oil resources are neither a curse nor a blessing. In order to translate Ghana’s oil resources into inclusive development amid high expectations, several laws and regulations have been passed and new institutions created. Despite the presence of the new institutions, laws, and regulations, spending from petroleum revenues appears to be rather thinly spread and inefficient, defeating the purpose of diversification and leading to high debt and cost over-runs. On a positive note, the government and Bank of Ghana have been complying with most of the transparency requirements. It is essential that spending from petroleum revenues is guided by a medium- to long-term inclusive development strategy based on proper needs assessment, global trends, feasibility studies, and possible growth dynamics. Expenditure needs to be rationalized and investment guidelines developed and implemented.","PeriodicalId":112186,"journal":{"name":"Mining for Change","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133183370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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