Magesa, Laurenti (1985) Ujamaa Socialism in Tanzania: A Theological Assessment. PhD thesis, Saint Paul University.
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Abstract
As far as the State is concerned, the most crucial question for Tanzania today is the question of economic development. But its approach to this question is novel. Tanzania, unlike many other States, regards economic development to be primarily a social and political process. It sees it as a process of forming institutions of justice and equality, the habit of co-operation and sharing, and skills of work conducive to self-confidence and self-reliance. It believes that, given its traditional culture and its history of slavery and colonialism, it is only this political and social ethic that will facilitate the sustained economic development that Tanzania needs without jeopardizing the freedom and human dignity of its people. To realize its objective in this respect, Tanzania initiated in 1967 social and political changes which are revolutionary in nature. These changes are designed to foster a sense of social equality and a rejection of structures which encourage class stratification and the extension of social, political and economic privilege to some at the expense of others. They are meant to radically re-discribute power and wealth equitably among the different sectors of the population. Tanzania, in this way, hopes to create an awareness of and desire for a form of economic development that is at the service of the human needs of all of its citizens. It aims to do this through its policy of Ujamaa socialism.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | the historical context of ujamaa, the foundations of ujamaa, principles of policy, development and development policy, international relations, the theological-ethical anthropology of ujamaa, the practical theological-ethical tasks of the church in tanzania, |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2014 11:03 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2018 12:14 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/44 |
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