Politics, Leadership, Resources Utilization and Economic Development in Tanzania from Julius Kambarage Nyerere to Jakaya Kikwete: Strengths and Weaknesses

This is a review paper which aims at illustrating the effects of politics on appointments of national leaders in a given country who in turn affect the formulation of national policies which affect the xtent of the country’s resource utilization and hence its economic development. This relationship is demonstrated by applying the Tanzanian economic development model. Using the model the author states that there are two development paths which are dependent on the type of policies enacted by the leaders.