Organized interests
Ideas for how to pressure Uganda’s “M-Pigs” to become elected representatives who actually serve in the public interest.
5 Article(s) by:
Michaela Collord
Michaela Collord is a PhD candidate at Oxford University.
Collective action, “liberation,” and Tanzania’s working poor
How can a fragmented and precarious working class unite against exploitative labor relations and, in the process, transform them?
Drawing the wrong lessons from Magufuli’s rule in Tanzania
The Tanzania government’s brand of heavy-handed state intervention risks fueling skepticism about the role of the state in development.
How the poor can fight back against the banks
The small business owners revolution in Tanzania: Form a poor people’s bank.
Bus politics in Dar es Salaam
The secretary of a Tanzanian bus drivers’ union explains why the system of privately owned commercial buses is breaking down. He proposes collective ownership.