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- After 50 Years: The Promised Land is Still Too Far! 1961 - 2011
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers
summary
The late Julius Kambarage Nyerere was nicknamed �Musa� (Moses) during the later, post-independence years for leading his people from slavery and guiding them toward a free land of prosperity � the Promised Land. The Tanzanian odyssey chronicled in this book, which first appeared ten years ago as Tanzanians to the Promised Land, has been updated with new research. The author- also an engineer and a journalist- offers an enlightened and unbiased discussion of the journey and both sides of the contributions - successes and failures - made by former presidents and their systems of administration: the late Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere, Alhajj Ali H. Mwinyi, and Mr. Benjamin W. Mkapa. Tanzanians� hopes and expectations of the incumbent president, H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, are also discussed. It is not intended as a political campaign of any kind, for any party or any individual. As a brief, yet comprehensive guide to the understanding of the nation�s political and economic history, it puts forward suggestions concerning important areas of the country's economic development. Nyerere unfortunately didn�t live to see his people arrive at the hoped-for destination, and I. J. Werrema�s original inspiration to write, at forty years of independence, is sustained because after fifty years The Promised Land is Still Too Far.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xvi
- 1. The Country
- pp. 1-6
- 2. Former Presidents
- pp. 7-38
- 3. Social Services
- pp. 39-87
- 4. Economy
- pp. 88-111
- 5. Culture and Religion
- pp. 112-120
- 6. Political Situation
- pp. 121-143
- 7. The New Era
- pp. 144-162
- Bibliography
- pp. 163-164
Additional Information
ISBN
9789987082131
Related ISBN(s)
9789987081707
MARC Record
OCLC
818185065
Pages
182
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No