Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/190180 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2018/133
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Tanzania is rich with natural resources, which have significant potential to contribute to the country's economic development. Several laws recently passed in Tanzania are dedicated to establishing linkages between foreign firms in natural resource extraction and the local economy. This paper documents this legislation and the institutions set up to enforce and monitor these laws. Effectiveness of local content legislation and the potential for firms in the mining sector to contribute to local development are then evaluated using a combination of qualitative and quantitative evidence. We then examine other developing countries' experiences with local content legislation, drawing lessons for Tanzania.
Subjects: 
extractive industries
local content
mining
natural gas
natural resources
JEL: 
O13
N5
Q38
L71
L72
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-575-6
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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