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“Running With Two Legs” Why Poverty Remains High in Tanzania and What To Do About It

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  • Lars Osberg
  • Amarakoon Bandara

    (Department of Economics, Dalhousie University)

Abstract

Using growth incidence curves and pseudo-cohort analysis we show that Tanzania’s growth from 2001 to 2007 has not been pro-poor. The underlying reason appears to be the slow growth in agriculture, where most rural poor make a living. However, we argue that development of agriculture alone would not enable Tanzania to reduce poverty on a sustainable basis. Tanzania needs to emphasize both productivity improvements in small-scale agriculture which enable increased farm production and higher farm income, and growth in non-farm employment to provide the markets needed for increased agricultural output and to generate income directly.

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  • Lars Osberg & Amarakoon Bandara, 2011. "“Running With Two Legs” Why Poverty Remains High in Tanzania and What To Do About It," Working Papers daleconwp2012-01, Dalhousie University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:dal:wpaper:daleconwp2012-01
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