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How successful was the Ujamaa policy in Tanzania?

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Aims
  • To consolidate and maintain Tanzanians independence
  • To promote equality
  • To promote unity
  • To promote self-reliance:
  • To promote development of rural area
  • To promote education
  • To eliminate poverty
  • To fight corruption fight neo-colonialism
  • To Tose access to public services.
  • To fully exploit the country's resource
  • To develop agriculture.
  • To fight disease
  • To ease provision of securit
  • To indeginize the econom

Successes of Ujamaa
  • Developed national language (Kiswahili)
  • Promoted education/launched universal primary education
  • Promoted human freedom and equality. Promoted national unity and brotherhood
  • Increased provision of health services Established co-operative societie
  • Emergence of small scale industries.
  • Increased agricultural production increased maize production
  • Uniform rural development
  • Reduced income inequality/reduced unemployment
  • Promoted self reliance
  • Political stability was achieved
  • Created peoples national army(TPDF)
  • Promoted democracy at grass roots lev
  • Groomed good leadership in Tanzania
  • Patriotism/nationalism was enhanced
  • Popularized TANU later CCM/promoted one party state
  • Promoted hard work among Tanzanians
  • Nationalized the economy/reduced foreign influence.
  • Improvement in infrastructure.
  • Increased peoples access to land/redistribution of land.
  • Created ujamaa villages/developed urban centres.
  • Attracted international attention/the policy made Tanzania known.
  • Improved the security of the country.

Failures
  • Low agricultural production
  • Promoted dictatorship/one party state Failed to wipe out corruption
  • Loss of security over land
  • Forced villagization /forced resettlement.
  • S.O.L remained low Limited self-reliance
  • Low industrialization
  • Neo-colonialism persisted
  • Income inequality persisted Diluted the education system in Tanzania (emphasis was put on elementary education). Created poor international relations
  • It was poorly managed
  • Led to environmental degradation Led to low morale among Tanzanians
  • Widespread corruption.
  • Persistence of income inequality.
  • Low prices for agricultural produce. There emerged a vice of smuggling.
  • Led to the decline of individual entrepreneurship.
  • The poor delivery.
  • There was persistent neo-colonialism.
  • Failed to reduce poverty problem.
  • There was a problem of high inflation.
  • There was a severe shortage of essential of consumer goods.
  • The outbreak of famine. It was partly due to this famine that Kenyatta described
  • Tanzania as 'a man eat nothing society' Tanzania lost face. The way the Ujamaa impoverished Tanzanians made the country a laughing stock.
 

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