Africa's Freedom Railway: How a Chinese Development Project Changed Lives and Livelihoods in Tanzania

Synopsis

...rebuffed By Western Aid Agencies, Newly Independent Tanzania And Zambia Accepted Help From China To Construct What Would Become One Of Africa's Most Vital Transportation Corridors. Following The Railroad From Design And Construction To Its Daily Use As A Vital Means For Moving Villagers And Goods, This Book Tells The Story Of How Transnational Interests Contributed To Environmental Change, Population Movements, And The Rise Of Local And Regional Enterprise. -- P [4] Of Cover. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Railway Visions -- Building The People's Railway -- Living Along The Railway -- The Ordinary Train -- Landscape Visions -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Appendixes: 1. Eight Principles Governing China's Economic And Technical Aid To Other Countries -- 2. Parcel Shipments To And From Selected Rail Stations, 1998-2000 -- 3. Land Cover Change, Kilombero Valley Study Area -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Jamie Monson. Includes Bibliographical References Pages (185-193) And Index.