How Socialism in the Villages Went Wrong
Instead of imposing collectivization from above, Julius Nyerere tried to build a rural socialism based on the values of Tanzania’s villages.
2 Articles by: Leander Schneider
Leander Schneider is an associate professor of political science at Concordia University and the author of Government of Development: Peasants and Politicians in Postcolonial Tanzania.
Visions of Tanzanian Socialism
Tanzania’s attempt to build socialism under Julius Nyerere failed. But it remains an animating force for egalitarian demands today.