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close this bookAfrican Agriculture: The Critical Choices (UNU, 1990, 227 pages)
close this folder8. Tanzania: Imperialism, the state and the peasantry
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View the documentImperialism and rural development
View the documentRural development policies in Tanzania: Post-independence
View the documentSocial consequences of rural policies
View the documentFailure of villagization projects
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Conclusion

I have argued that neo-colonial situations entail the continuation of colonial policies, and that such policies represent an attempt to incorporate the peasantry firmly into the ambit of world capitalism. In countries such as Tanzania, where feudalism in any real sense has never existed, and where uninhabited land is still largely abundant the process of integrating the peasants into the world market is long and arduous.