The Making of a Periphery: Economic Development and Cultural Encounters in Southern TanzaniaPekka Seppälä, Bertha Koda What makes a periphery? The south-eastern corner of Tanzania is officially one of the poorest corners of the world and is always presented as a peripheral area. This volume presents a lively discussion on the making of a periphery. The contributors show the interaction between the perceptions of outsiders, the views of local people, and the actual development efforts. The authors perceive development as a negotiated and contested field. Culture is not considered a factor constraining development but is seen rather as an engine which, due to the plurality of local and outsider cultures, sets the parameters for the battle. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 5 |
J A R WembahRashid | 39 |
S Mesaki and J Mwankusye | 58 |
Timo Voipio | 75 |
Pekka Seppälä | 118 |
Bernadeta Killian | 139 |
MarjaLiisa Swantz | 157 |
Bertha Koda | 195 |
E P Mihanjo and N N Luanda | 222 |
A A Nangumbi | 265 |
Tore Saetersdal | 285 |
Juhani Koponen | 309 |
Select bibliography on rural Mtwara and Lindi | 325 |
About the authors | 340 |
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