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Title
Globalisation, governmentality and socio-economic development: reflections from Tanzania |
Full text
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/6867820; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-6867820; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/6867820/file/6867873 |
Date
2012 |
Author(s)
Mgonja, Boniphace; Malipula, Mrisho |
Abstract
In today's world, it is most likely to hear a responsible politician, development worker, intellectual or economist speaking without mentioning globalisation. Hence, the concept of globalisation has over the past three decades grown to become one of the most recognized, widely defined and disputed phenomena in recent history. In this context, this paper examines the role of the state in socio-economic development endeavours in Tanzania in the contemporary globalisation milieu. Foucault's notion of 'Governmentality' is applied in this paper to elucidate the changing nature and rationalities of the state in coping with the intensification of globalisation. The fundamental argument of this paper is that, while it is important to understand how changes in global arena have contributed significantly in changing roles of the state especially in developing nations, scholars and practitioners should as well see how globalization plays double roles in changing roles of the state. That is, while strong states may gain from it, the weak ones lose from the same. In conclusion, it is argued in this paper that by emulating this approach towards analysing the roles of the state in a globalized world, comparative scholars will become more inclusive and encompassing by representing the real world and give equal value of globalization to both developed (strong) and developing (weak) nations. |
Subject(s)
Law and Political Science; socio-economic development; Africa; globalisation; Tanzania; governmentality |
Language
eng |
Type of publication
journalArticle; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING SOCIETIES; ISSN: 2168-1783 |
Rights
I have transferred the copyright for this publication to the publisher; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Repository
Gent - University of Gent
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