Sivalon, John C. (1990) Roman Catholicism and the Defining of Tanzanian Socialism 1953 – 1985: An Analysis of the Social Ministry of the Roma n Catholic Church in Tanzania. PhD thesis, The Unive rsity of St. Michael's College.
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Abstract
During the mid 1970s, the economy of Tanzania began to decline. This spiral of economic collapse resulted in a variety of hardships for the people of Tanzania. Essential consumer goods first became scarce and then were almost totally unavailable. At the same time, social services wavered comparatively with the national economy. Attempts were made to build clinics in every village and medicine was to be provided free. However, as the years passed, both services and the scarce medicines available were sold "by way of the backdoor" (Kwamlango wa nyuma). This was matched by developments in education. Teachers found it increasingly difficult to survive on their salaries. They, therefore, turned to selling their services in the form of special tutorials after school. In addition, corruption gradually permeated the judiciary, police and civil service in general. Complaints continually grew among peasants and workers that court cases were decided by the largest bribes, that files mysteriously disappeared, that licenses or other government services were obtained only if you "knew how to talk" (kuongeavizuri).
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity |
| Divisions: | Afro-Christiana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2015 14:12 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2015 14:12 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/310 |
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