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The Politics of Government Expenditures in Tanzania, 1999–2007

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2013

Laura Weinstein
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Abstract:

What allocation strategy do hegemonic party regimes pursue in order to increase their level of electoral support? Although the literature has established that targeting resources to marginally supportive districts is the most effective distributive strategy for competitive democracies, it has not been possible to make a clear prediction about the best strategy for hegemonic party regimes. This article seeks to address this puzzle by examining the patterns by which expenditures were distributed by the Tanzanian ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), across the country's 114 mainland districts from 1999 through 2007. Overall, this study finds that CCM targeted expenditures toward those districts that elected the party with the highest margin of victory.

Résumé:

Résumé:

Quelle stratégie d'allocation de fonds les régimes de gouvernement hégémonique utilisent-ils en vue d'augmenter leur niveau de soutien électoral? Bien que les études sur le sujet aient montré que l'envoi des ressources disponibles vers des circonscriptions marginalement favorables était la stratégie de répartition la plus efficace pour les démocraties compétitives, il n'a pas été possible de faire line prédiction claire pour déterminer de même la meilleure stratégie de soutien des régimes de gouvernement hégémonique. Cet essai aborde les enjeux de ce puzzle en examinani les modes de répartissement des ressources mis en place par le parti dirigeant tanzanien Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) à travers les 114 circonscriptions du pays entre 1999 et 2007. Globalement, cette étude évalue que le CCM a concentré ses ressources sur les circonscriptions dans lesquelles le parti avail été élu avec la plus grande marge de victoire.

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African Studies Review , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , April 2011 , pp. 33 - 57
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2011

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