On Whose Interest is the State Intervention in Biofuel Investment in Tanzania?
Abstract
direct investors. The assumption behind increasing foreign direct investment in the country is that they enable capital flow, skills and technology transfers and create employment. Studies on foreign direct investment pointed out that, state intervention is needed to ensure that profits accrued from the investments benefit countries hosting these investments. Despite state intervention in biofuel investments in the country studies have reported that the investments have negatively impacted communities. The aim of this paper is to determine the nature of state intervention in the process of biofuel investment in Tanzania, using case studies of Kisarawe, Bagamoyo, Rufiji, and Kilwa districts. Eight villages were chosen, two from each district. Interviews were conducted with villagers and officials working in government institutions and biofuel companies. A review of minutes of village meetings which discussed investors’ requests for land from the villages was conducted. Findings reveal that there was a strong state intervention to assist investors to get land from villagers, and lack of, or less state intervention is seen when villagers demand for compensation and asking investors to fulfil their promises.
Key words: biofuels, foreign direct investment, state intervention, development
Résumé: L'investissement des biocarburants en Tanzanie est dirigée par les investisseurs directs étrangers. L'hypothèse derrière l'accroissement des investissements directs étrangers dans le pays est qu'ils permettent des flux de capitaux, les compétences et les transferts de technologie et créer des emplois. Les études sur l'investissement direct étranger a souligné que, intervention de l'Etat est nécessaire pour veiller à ce que les bénéfices accumulés par les pays d'accueil des investissements prestations de ces investissements. Malgré l'intervention de l'Etat dans les investissements de biocarburants dans les études de pays ont signalé que les investissements ont un impact négatif sur les communautés. Le but de cet article est de déterminer la nature de l'intervention étatique dans le processus de l'investissement des biocarburants en Tanzanie, en utilisant des études de cas de Kisarawe, Bagamoyo, Rufiji, et les districts de Kilwa. Huit villages ont été choisis, deux de chaque district. entrevues ont été menées avec les villageois et les fonctionnaires travaillant dans les institutions gouvernementales et les sociétés de biocarburants. Un examen des procès-verbaux du village réunions qui ont discuté des demandes des investisseurs pour les terres des villages a été réalisée. Les résultats révèlent qu'il y avait une forte intervention de l'État pour aider les investisseurs à obtenir des terres des villageois, et le manque de, ou intervention de l'État est vu lorsque les villageois demande de compensation et de demander aux investisseurs pour s'acquitter de leurs promesses.
Mots clés: Biocarburants, L’investissement étranger direct, Intervention de l’Etat, Le développement
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.ccc.1923670020120801.1132
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