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CASE 4: Tanzania

Firms were about 50 percent more productive on average after the introduction of the Fair Trade Practices Act and firm investment increased by 100 percent. (IDRC: Peter Bennett)

Legislation on competition brings productivity and business investment to Tanzania.

Increasing competition within an economy is no easy task. People often fear for their futures when free-market policies are introduced. Tanzania, however, has shown that promoting fair play through competition policy improves the performance of manufacturing firms. This translates into gains for the overall economy.

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IDRC Digital Library: research outputs from project 102378

Project summary:

Competition, Competitiveness and Development: Lessons from Developing Countries
(102378)

Document(s)

CASE STUDY: Tanzania 2008
Legislation on competition brings productivity and business investment to Tanzania. Open file

Competition Law in Action: Experiences from Developing Countries Taimoon Stewart, Julian Clarke, and Susan Joekes
2007-05-28
This book, released in May 2007, distils the lessons arising from a body of IDRC-financed research for the effective implementation of competition law.

Competition, Competitiveness and Development: Lessons from Developing Countries Brusick, Philippe et al (eds). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 2004
The publication, in exploring the role of competition policy in development strategies, shows how well-designed and implemented competition policy that is appropriate to different developing country circumstances can contribute to overall development goals, such as international competitiveness, productivity, and enterprise and employment creation.

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Competition Law and Policy / UNCTAD
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