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• African Development Bank Group on Tanzania (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
  Basic economic indicators and links to other "country operations" reports.
  
  
• African Malaria Vaccine Testing Network - African Malaria Network (Arusha, Tanzania; via Amsterdam?)
  The website includes a newsletter, workshop reports, and contact information. "AMVTN is a non-profit network established in 1995...The overall objective is to provide a forum for scientists and policy makers involved in the planning, coordination, and execution of malaria vaccination trials in Africa."
  
  
• Tanzania Digital National Atlas, 2007 (Mike Shand, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
  This site offers detailed, colorful online maps of Tanzania, plus Macromedia Shockwave maps.
  
  
• Bank of Tanzania Home Page (Dar es Salaam)
  See especially: Publications (including monthly, quarterly, and annual reports).
  
  
• Danish Institute for International Studies Formerly Centre for Development Research. (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • DIIS home page
  • Online Publications on Africa -- Abstracts and Full text (PDF format):
    -- "Re-regulating a failed market: the Tanzanian cotton sector 1999-2002" by M. N. Larsen. (Institute for International Studies working paper; no. 03.2, April 2003)
    -- "Soil fertility management in semi-arid agriculture in Tanzania: farmers' perceptions and management practices" by J. Boesen & E. Friis-Hansen. (CDR working paper; no. 01.10, Dec. 2001)
    -- "Does economic policy conflict with population policy? A case study of reproductive health in Tanzania" by Lisa Richey. (CDR working paper; no. 01.7, October 2001)
    -- "The socio-economic dynamic of farmers' management of local plant genetic resources (Tanzania)," by Esbern Friis-Hansen. (CDR working paper; no. 99.3, May 1999)
    -- "Privatisation and foreign direct investment in mainland Tanzania, 1992-98," by Peter Gibbon (CDR working paper subseries; no. 4; no. 99.1, March 1999)
    -- "Limping towards a ditch without a crutch: the brave new world of Tanzanian cotton marketing cooperatives," by Peter Gibbon. (CDR working paper subseries no. 3; no. 98.18, Dec. 1998)
    -- "Peasant cotton cultivation and marketing behaviour in Tanzania since liberalisation" by Peter Gibbon. (CDR working paper subseries no. i; no. 98.16, Dec. 1998)
    -- "King Cotton under sovereignty: the private marketing chain for cotton in western Tanzania, 1997/98," by Peter Gibbon. (CDR working paper subseries no. 2; no. 98.17, 1998)
    -- "Local government and households in primary education in Tanzania," by Ole Therkildsen. (CDR working paper; no. 98.6, June 1998)
    -- "Of saviours and punks: the political economy of the Nile perch marketing chain in Tanzania," by Peter Gibbon. (CDR working paper; no. 97.3, June 1997)
    -- "The poor relation: a political economy of the marketing chain for dagaa in Tanzania," by Peter Gibbon. (CDR working paper; no. 97.2, June 1997)
  • DIIS Publications (General)
  
  
• Demographic and Health Surveys: Tanzania Indicators, Datasets, and Reports (2004) (Calverton, Maryland)
  See also: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics; 2002 Population Census; and Tanzania Socio-Economic Database below.
  
  
• Development Gateway Country Overview on Tanzania (Washington, DC)
  A clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data. Originally founded by The World Bank, the DG has been an "independent", donor-funded organization since 2001.
  
  
• Directory of Development Organizations: Tanzania (2008) (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands?) PDF format.
  
  
• East African business week. (Online) -- Kampala, Uganda: East African Business Week Ltd., 2005-
  The electronic version of a weekly newspaper covering business news mostly for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, sometimes for neighboring countries. Several weeks of reports are readily available on the web site; use "search" feature to find reports from back issues since October 2005.
  
  
• East African Community = Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (Arusha, Tanzania)
  • This is the official website of the regional intergovernmental organization (encompassing Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) which was (re)established in 1999. The site includes information about the EAC, current news, and related links.
  • EAC News
  • EAC Treaty (2000)
  • EAC Reports and Publications
  
  
• Economic Survey 2002-2004. United Republic of Tanzania. (Dar es Salaam)
  
  
• ELDIS Country Profiles (Electronic Development and Environment Information System, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
  Search for Tanzania: This service compiles and indexes links to online full texts (requiring Adobe Acrobat PDF), related web sites, and print publications in the IDS library on a variety of subjects pertaining to Tanzania, especially in the fields of agricultural economics, trade, health, governance, and education.
  
  
• ESRF: Economic and Social Research Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  The ESRF was established in 1993 as an independent not-for-profit non-governmental research institute for capacity building in economic and social policy analysis, including ICT development.
  
  
• FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization on Tanzania (Rome, Italy)
  • FAO Aquastat Programme: United Republic of Tanzania, 2005 (Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome)
    A profile of Tanzanian water resources. "The 'thirst' for water data is ever increasing and there is indeed considerable demand for data on rural water use from national governments and development agencies. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiated an activity in 1993 to meet this demand with particular focus on irrigation. This resulted in the AQUASTAT Programme, the objective of which is to generate rural water use data at country level in a systematic manner."
  • FAO Document Repository: Tanzania
    
    
  • Sustainable Development Dimensions
    -- Women & Agriculture in Tanzania (June 1996)
    -- Women and irrigation in Tanzania project (Dec. 1996)
  
  
• International Institute for Environment and Development: Environment at the Heart of Tanzania's Development (2007): Lessons from Tanzania's National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) January 2007 -- London: IIED, 2007. 59 pages in PDF format.
  
  
• The International Monetary Fund: Tanzania Country Info (Washington, DC)
  Summaries, full length reports, and recent news. Note: Some documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat.
  
  
• Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  "[Established in 1994] LEAT carries out policy research, advocacy, and selected public interest litigation. Its membership largely includes lawyers concerned with environmental management and democratic governance in Tanzania."
  -- LEAT Publications, including: Environmental law handbook for businesses. (Online) HTML or Word formats.
  
  
• MBendi AfroPaedia: Tanzania (MBendiInformation Services, South Africa)
  A basic economic & investment profile.
  
  
• United Republic of Tanzania: Ministry of Finance (Dar es Salaam)
  
  
• National Information and Communications Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in Africa: Tanzania, 1999 (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  General background, Internet connectivity data, and project information.
  
  
• Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (Dar es Salaam)
  This site offers information about activities and publications. For selected online demographic and economic data, see: Integrated Statistical Database -and- Household Budget Survey, 2000-2001.
  
  
• Policy Project: Tanzania (Futures Group, Washington, DC)
  A summary of assistance activities in HIV/AIDS policies and other reproductive health policies in Tanzania, with downloadable reports in PDF format.
  
  
• 2002 Population and Housing Census Database -- Tanzania (via United Republic of Tanzania -- Official Website, Dar es Salaam)
  
  
• United Republic of Tanzania: Poverty Monitoring System -- Official Website (Dar es Salaam)
  Downloadable reports, news, and data on poverty reduction since 2000. "Launched at Poverty Policy Week 2004, the website is intended to increase the capacity of stakeholders to access vital information on progress being achieved in poverty reduction. Such progress has been documented on an annual basis in the PRS progress reports."
  
  
• Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission -- Official Web Site (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  The website features general information for investors, recent press releases, a list of the utilities and infrastructure ventures, and related links. See also, the main government web site.
  
  
• REPOA--Research on Poverty Alleviation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  [Founded in 1995] REPOA undertakes and facilitates research. The website includes information on research activities, publications, online library catalogue, etc.
  -- REPOA Publications
  
  
• Tanzania Course (Dr. Frances Vavrus, Columbia University Teachers' College, New York)
  The website includes the course syllabus, photographs, and Tanzania-related links. "This intensive (study abroad) four-week course provides students with a unique opportunity to observe development policy in practice in the Kilimanjaro and Arusha Regions of northern Tanzania. In this course, development refers to a reduction in a person's sense of vulnerability to the social, political, and economic forces which s/he does not necessarily control. Policy is used to describe a statement of an institutions stance on any issue, with the assumption being that every stance is a political strategy designed to effect change in a particular direction."
  
  
• Tanzania Development Partners Group (Dar es Salaam)
  Downloadable reports and news on the work of this consultant organization. "The Development Partners Group (DPG) recognises the crucial importance of strong national leadership of the development programme in Tanzania. In addressing harmonisation, the DPG seeks to reduce transaction costs for Government. A number of sector coordination groups have been formed to work on both macro and sectoral issues."
  
  
• Tanzania Investment Centre: 1998 Investor's Guide (via University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  
  
• Tanzania On-line Information Center (United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Organization, Government of Tanzania, and the Economic & Social Research Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  An extensive, searchable archive of documents and reports (1990--) from UN agencies, the World Bank, and the Government of Tanzania on development issues for Tanzania. Abstracts or summaries are viewed in HTML; full texts available in PDF.
  
  
• Tanzania Socio-Economic Database (TSED) (National Bureau of Statistics, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  A searchable demographic and economic database, requiring free registration and software download.
  
  
• Tanzania without poverty: a plain language guide to Tanzania's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper = Tanzania bila umasikini: kijitabu kinachoelezea kwa lugha rahisi mkakati wa kupunguza umasikini. -- Arusha, Tanzania ; [United Kingdom] : Hakikazi Catalyst Ltd., 2001.
  Prepared by George Clark ; with the assistance of Dr. Y.I. Rubanza and Prof. H. Mwansoko in translating the text into plain language Kiswahili ; cartoons by Ally Masoud.
  
  
• United Nations Development Programme -- Human Development Report Indicators for Tanzania: 2003 | 2004 (New York)
  
  
• UNFPA--United Nations Population Fund: Tanzania Country Profile (New York)
  
  
• United States Agencies on the Tanzanian Economy (Washington, DC)
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tanzania
    • USAID on Tanzania -- Country Information
      
      
    • USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (General)
      Search the entire USAID database for downloadable (in PDF) reports on projects and studies on Tanzania.
    • USAID--Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) (General)
      Information on the Horn of Africa, Sahel--West Africa, & Southern Africa.
    • FEWS NET Tanzania Center
      Current news and analysis of the food security situation on Tanzania -- read online or download as a PDF files; plus links to other FEWS NET resources.
    • USAID Leland Initiative in Tanzania
      Results of status reports on the "Africa Global Information Infrastructure Project", plus links to other USAID and related websites.
    • USAID Regional Trade Analytical Agenda (USAID-RTAA, Nairobi, Kenya)
      • "Unrecorded cross-border trade between Tanzania and her neighbors: implications for food security," by Chris Ackello-Ogutu and Protase Echessah. PDF file. SD publication / Technical paper ; no. 89 (September 1998).
      • RTAA Home Page (General for East & Southern Africa)
    
    
  • United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics:
    -- US-Tanzania Trade Balance, 1992--
    -- US International Trade Statistics: Tanzania, 1996-- (Search)
    
    
  • United States. Department of State: Country Commercial Guide for Tanzania, 1999
    
    
  • United States. Commercial Service: Recent documents on Tanzania economy (International Trade Administration)
  
  
• University of Helsinki, Institute of Development Studies -- Finnish Aid in Development Working Papers (Helsinki, Finland)
  • "Donors and poverty in Lindi and Mtwara Regions, Tanzania." By N.N. Luanda. FAD working paper (Online) ; 4/98.
  • "Participation and sustainability: partners from conflict? The case of the EUCFP (Tanga Region)" By Dr. E.T. Mallya. FAD working paper (Online) ; 4/98.
  • "Tanzanian local administration: a vehicle for democratic development?" By Pekka Seppälä. FAD working paper (Online) ; 3/98.
  • "Land, forests and people in Finnish aid in Tanzania (Zanzibar)." By C. Seithy L. Chachage. FAD working paper (Online) ; 2/98.
  • FAD Home Page
  
  
• WaterAid: a development charity (UK)
  • WaterAid programs and publications on Tanzania
  • Selected documents, 1997-2005, including:
    -- $2 billion dollars: the cost of water and sanitation, Millennium Development Targets for Tanzania (brief), February 2005
    -- Water and sanitation in Tanzania: an update based on the 2002 Population and Housing Census (brief), July 2005
    -- Tanzania--"WAMMA: empowerment in practice," (1997)
  • WaterAid Home Page
  
  
• The World Bank on Tanzania (Washington, DC)
  • The World Bank in Tanzania, 1999 to present
    A brief country profile, project reports, news, and related links.
  • Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, 2000--. (PDF format)
  • Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative: Tanzania, 1999-
  • Tanzania - agriculture, and the World Bank: an OED review (June 1998) OED Impact Evaluation Report ; no. 18111. -- Washington, DC : Operations Evaluations Department, The World Bank, 1998.