Monday, August 9, 2010

Socialism collapsed because it did not allow market to tell the economic truth. Capitalism may collapse because it does not allow the market to tell the ecological truth.

Oystein Dahle; The legendry enviromentalist, former Vice President of Exon for Norway and North Sea.

The quotation is placed precisely for the benefit of the global economy, Tanzania inclusive. Why should we survive on free market as every soul is free to do whatever he wants. Open corner bars with no zoning regulation, its ok, open up the local garage in the middle of the street, its ok, start a daladala fleet with no inspection checks, its ok. Once one remarked that not everybody can do business.

Today in Tanzania with no govermental checks and balance, everybody imports a car and loggs our narrower roads to the point of suffocation. In Dar Es Salaam riding a bicycle to work is impossible at the era politicians are bragging about environmental policies. How can we stop climatic disaster if every politician think of widening and constructing road network as a way of improving infrastructure.

Our cities grow organically instead of growing vertically while we have hundreds fo engineers.As Dar Es Salaam City grows organically forests are cleared and other species perishes. The mother nature cries as she's daily hammered and tortured by human activities.Imagine Dar Es Salaam of skyscrappers that would permit city workers to ride bicycle to and from work. Imagine a city with kids having open spaces to play.

We live everything to the shoulders of petty bourgeisie in determining where to put businesses. We do not have proper plan for residential housing, and even few reserved forests are in danger of being evaded.