Competition policy spurs economy-wide gains : legislation on competition brings productivity and business investment to Tanzania

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2008-04

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

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Increasing competition within an economy is no easy task. People often fear for their futures when free-market policies are introduced. Tanzania, however, has shown that promoting fair play through competition policy improves the performance of manufacturing firms. This translates into gains for the overall economy.

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This case study was written by Peter Diekmeyer, a Montreal-based freelance business and economics writer. It is based on the chapter “Competition policy, manufacturing exports, investment and productivity: Firm-level evidence from Tanzania manufacturing enterprises,” by Godius Kahyarara, in Competition, Competitiveness and Development: Lessons from Developing Countries (UNCTAD 2004).
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Politique de la concurrence stimule l'économie dans son ensemble : la loi sur la concurrence entraîne productivité et investissements de la part des entreprises en Tanzanie
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Política de competencia beneficia a la economía en general : Tanzania ganó en productividad e inversiones comerciales con la legislación en materia de competencia

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TANZANIA, COMPETITION LAW, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY, MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTIVITY, COMPETITIVENESS

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52860

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009