The same point has been emphasised in the recent TANU
guidelines. !° Participatory democracy has been stressed in the star-
ting and development of ujamaa villages by making the people
themselves decide when, where and how to start and run them.
Thus the emphasis in introducing workers participation in the en-
terprise to extend democracy to the public sector in order to enable
the workers involved themselves in the developmental process of
their enterprise.

The third objective is to increase efficiency in the socialised en-
terprises. Before and even after the Arusha Declaration, the
workers in Tanzania have been treated as instruments of produc-
tion. There has been little or no consultation of the workers by the
management on the enterprises’ affairs. Thus the ordinary workers
have been unaware of the factories’ or companies’ plans, their out-
put and their problems. As such, extending industrial democracy
to the enterprise is based on the premise that workers will increase
their dedication and love for work, and hence increase efficiency.
Their feeling of involvement in the decision-making process,
however little that participation may be, builds up a sense of pride
and satisfaction. This can lead to the ending of workers’ alienation
thus making them more responsible. As a result it can help in
maximising output. It also makes them more willing to accept
changes and innovation when they are given a chance to par-
ticipate in decision-making. Conflict can be minimised in the en-
terprise especially between the management and the workers
since, through workers’ participation, some trust between the
management and the workers can be fostered. The hope for
bringing about rapid economic change by allowing the workers to
participate is brought home in the Presidential Circular:

| believe that when our people have a clear target infront of them, and

when they can see how far they have exceeded or how far they fall

short of it, they will respond to this challenge as they have responded

to so many challenges in our recent history. They will want to beat the

target, they will take pride in their factory exceeding its target with good

quality output.'’

After examining the rationale for introducing workers’ par-

ticipation in Tanzania, the next step is to examine the institutional
provisions that have been set for participation.

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