The program is designed to equip you with an understanding of governance and development issues both locally and internationally, aiming at solving the challenges experienced in power management of social and economic resources for development.

Taxation for Development

The main objective of this course is to make students understand various concepts of taxation to promote development especially in developing countries like Tanzania.

Urban Governance in Africa

Description of Module     7

 1.      Code:         GDU08207

 2.      Name:         Urban Governance in Africa    

 3.      Number of Credits:  13

 4.      Sub Enabling outcomes:

2.3.1

Explain why cities are engines of economic growth and hubs of political and cultural fusion

2.3.2

Describe the characteristics of good urban governance

2.3.3

Examine the aims of global campaign on urban governance

2.3.4

Explain the challenges of municipal councils in urban governance

2.3.5   

Explain the benefits of developing urban governance indicators

2.4.1

Apply governance skills to develop a governance indicator system for a municipality in an African country

2.4.2

Apply criteria for monitoring urban governance index in African countries

2.4.3

Demonstrate the role of key independent actors of urban governance in an African country

5.       Pre-requisite Modules: Power and Voice in Governance GDU07211

6.       Learning Context:  Lectures, guided independent and group work, role play.

 7.        Learning Materials:  Flip charts, text books, journals, manuals, handouts Internet sources

8.       Integrated Method of Assessment:

           Continuous Assessment     60%           Semester Examination       40%

9.       Required References:

1.    Wan Tosics (2011), Governance Challenges and Models for Cities of Tomorrow, Metropolitan State Institute, Budapest.

2.    Smit, W. (2018), Urban Governance in Africa: An Overview, ICTD Press.

3.    Ammann, C. and Forster, T. (2018), African Cities and the Development Conundrum, Brill Publishing.

4.    Watson, V. and Batters by, J. (2018), Urban Food Systems Governance and Poverty in African Cities, London, Routledge.

5.    Silva, C.N. (2016), Governing Urban Africa, Palgrave Macmillan.

      Recommended References

1.    Devas, N. (2014), Urban Governance, Voice and Poverty in the Developing World, Earth scan Publications.

 

Public Policy and Development

This is just a testing course for ToT demo session. Aim to create capacity for all trainers to know how to create them..........