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Abel Alfred Kinyondo (PhD, Monash University, Australia) is an Associate Professor at the University of Dar es Salaam (DUCE) and currently a Visiting Scholar at York University in Canada. Previously, he worked as a Director of Strategic Research at REPOA and Head of Economics and Geography Department at DUCE. He has also worked for the United Nations Development Program. He holds a Ph.D. from Monash University (Australia), a distinction in Master of Art (Economics) Degree from the University of Botswana and a first-class Economics Degree from the University of Namibia. Prof. Kinyondo has over 10 years of researching experience having published over 20 articles in internationally reputable journals such as in the Oxford Development Studies, Politics & Policy, Extractive Industries and Society, World Affairs, African Development Review and Parliamentary Affairs. He has also led several teams of experts in formulating various socioeconomic policies, regulations and codes of ethics in Tanzania and beyond. Prof. Kinyondo currently investigates issues pertaining to tourism, gender, enterprise development, employment, industrialization, natural resources management as well as governance.