In the first decade of the new millennium, Tanzania’s gross domestic product\ud
doubled in real terms, making it one of the handful of sub-Saharan economies\ud
that have shown strong and sustained growth in recent years. This growth was,\ud
moreover, broad based, with manufacturing output growing slightly faster than the\ud
economy as a whole.\ud
To maintain this rate of growth over the next decade, Tanzania’s industrial\ud
capabilities will need to advance in a quite substantial way. The foundations for\ud
this advance lie in the current capabilities of Tanzania’s industrial companies. The\ud
purpose of this volume is to set out a detailed description, industry by industry, of\ud
those capabilities.\ud
Along the way, we explore a series of questions.\ud
• Where did Tanzania’s current industrial capabilities originate?\ud
• To what extent are Tanzanian firms held back by problems of access to land?\ud
• Will it be possible to successfully integrate Tanzanian companies into the\ud
supply chains of the oil and gas sector