Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment

Since the early 2000s, Tanzania has seen remarkable economic growth and strong resilience to external shocks. Yet these achievements were overshadowed by the slow response of poverty to the growing economy. Until 2007, the poverty rate in Tanzania...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24448529/tanzania-mainland-poverty-assessment-vol-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22021
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topic PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY POVERTY
FEMALE EDUCATION
RISKS
FOOD NEEDS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
LANDHOLDINGS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
RURAL INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY LEVELS
ILLITERACY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
RURAL WOMEN
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
COUNTERFACTUAL
INCOME TRANSFERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
DEATH
FOOD POLICY
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
RURAL LABOR
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
GLOBAL POVERTY
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
RURAL SECTORS
POVERTY MEASURES
RURAL COMMUNITY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL DWELLERS
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL EQUALITY
DISADVANTAGED AREAS
SAVINGS
CROP PRODUCTION
FOOD BASKET
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
CASH CROPS
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
FOOD PRICE
INCOME INEQUALITY
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HEALTH
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
CHRONIC POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
LAND OWNERSHIP
FARMERS
RISK SHARING
FOOD PRODUCTS
POVERTY PROFILE
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FOOD ITEMS
RURAL GAP
UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY LINES
RURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
RURAL COMMUNITIES
POVERTY ERADICATION
RURAL COUNTERPARTS
POVERTY INDEX
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
AGRICULTURAL DECLINE
FOOD POVERTY
RURAL SECTOR
HIGHER INEQUALITY
RURAL FAMILY
FARM ACTIVITIES
POVERTY MAPPING
RURAL POVERTY
FOOD GOODS
FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
ELIMINATION OF POVERTY
FOOD SHORTAGE
MALNUTRITION
RURAL
CHILD NUTRITION
NUTRITION
POVERTY HEAD
RURAL DIFFERENCES
ACCESS TO MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
RURAL MARKETS
POVERTY SEVERITY
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
CHILD MORTALITY
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
DRINKING WATER
EXTREME POVERTY
IRRIGATION
FOOD CROPS
INCOME SHARES
ACCESS TO SERVICES
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
POOR FARMERS
RURAL POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATIONS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY DYNAMICS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
INCOME GAINS
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
INCOME QUINTILE
FOOD PRICES
MONEY TRANSFERS
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
RURAL RESIDENCE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
spellingShingle PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY POVERTY
FEMALE EDUCATION
RISKS
FOOD NEEDS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
LANDHOLDINGS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
RURAL INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY LEVELS
ILLITERACY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
RURAL WOMEN
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
COUNTERFACTUAL
INCOME TRANSFERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
DEATH
FOOD POLICY
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
RURAL LABOR
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
GLOBAL POVERTY
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
RURAL SECTORS
POVERTY MEASURES
RURAL COMMUNITY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL DWELLERS
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL EQUALITY
DISADVANTAGED AREAS
SAVINGS
CROP PRODUCTION
FOOD BASKET
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
CASH CROPS
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
FOOD PRICE
INCOME INEQUALITY
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HEALTH
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
CHRONIC POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
LAND OWNERSHIP
FARMERS
RISK SHARING
FOOD PRODUCTS
POVERTY PROFILE
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FOOD ITEMS
RURAL GAP
UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY LINES
RURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
RURAL COMMUNITIES
POVERTY ERADICATION
RURAL COUNTERPARTS
POVERTY INDEX
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
AGRICULTURAL DECLINE
FOOD POVERTY
RURAL SECTOR
HIGHER INEQUALITY
RURAL FAMILY
FARM ACTIVITIES
POVERTY MAPPING
RURAL POVERTY
FOOD GOODS
FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
ELIMINATION OF POVERTY
FOOD SHORTAGE
MALNUTRITION
RURAL
CHILD NUTRITION
NUTRITION
POVERTY HEAD
RURAL DIFFERENCES
ACCESS TO MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
RURAL MARKETS
POVERTY SEVERITY
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
CHILD MORTALITY
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
DRINKING WATER
EXTREME POVERTY
IRRIGATION
FOOD CROPS
INCOME SHARES
ACCESS TO SERVICES
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
POOR FARMERS
RURAL POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATIONS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY DYNAMICS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
INCOME GAINS
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
INCOME QUINTILE
FOOD PRICES
MONEY TRANSFERS
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
RURAL RESIDENCE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
World Bank Group
Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment
geographic_facet Africa
Tanzania
description Since the early 2000s, Tanzania has seen remarkable economic growth and strong resilience to external shocks. Yet these achievements were overshadowed by the slow response of poverty to the growing economy. Until 2007, the poverty rate in Tanzania remained stagnant at around 34 percent despite a robust growth at an annualized rate of approximately 7 percent. This apparent disconnect between growth and poverty reduction has raised concerns among policy makers and researchers, leading to a consensus that this mismatch needed to be addressed with a sense of urgency. Over the past few years, the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) in Tanzania has given high priority to eradicating extreme poverty and promoting broad-based growth. Achieving pro-poor growth has also been widely recognized by the World Bank as a critical strategy for accelerating progress toward its twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty at the global level by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity by fostering income growth among the bottom 40 percent in every country. The official poverty figures announced by the government in November 2013 have revealed that the national strategy against poverty has begun to facilitate reductions. The basic needs poverty rate has declined from around 34 percent to 28.2 percent between 2007 and 2012, the first significant decline in the last 20 years. Identifying the policy mechanisms that have helped to increase the participation of the poor in the growth process and to speed pro-poor growth is therefore important for present and future decision-making in Tanzania on how best to eradicate poverty. Such task requires a rigorous analysis of the evolution of poverty and of the linkages between poverty, inequality, and economic growth. This report uses the availability of the new Tanzanian Household Budget Survey (HBS) for 2011 and 2012, as well as the new rebased GDP figures released in December 2014, as an opportunity to address these issues. More specifically, the report examines the recent trends in poverty and inequality and their determinants and explores how responsive poverty reduction was to economic growth and the obstacles to achieving it.
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title Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment
title_short Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment
title_full Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment
title_fullStr Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment
title_sort tanzania mainland poverty assessment
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24448529/tanzania-mainland-poverty-assessment-vol-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22021
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spelling okr-10986-220212021-04-23T14:04:06Z Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment World Bank Group PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POVERTY POVERTY FEMALE EDUCATION RISKS FOOD NEEDS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY AGRICULTURAL GROWTH POVERTY LINE LANDHOLDINGS IMPACT ON POVERTY RURAL INEQUALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY LEVELS ILLITERACY FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME POVERTY RATES POVERTY ESTIMATES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES RURAL WOMEN NATIONAL POVERTY LINE COUNTERFACTUAL INCOME TRANSFERS POLITICAL ECONOMY DEATH FOOD POLICY NATIONAL POVERTY POOR PEOPLE RURAL LABOR INEQUALITY REDUCTION FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA GLOBAL POVERTY RURAL POPULATION RURAL POOR LABOR MARKET POLICIES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT MEASURES RURAL SECTORS POVERTY MEASURES RURAL COMMUNITY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL DWELLERS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL EQUALITY DISADVANTAGED AREAS SAVINGS CROP PRODUCTION FOOD BASKET RURAL HOUSEHOLDS CASH CROPS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLD FOOD POVERTY LINE HOUSEHOLD HEAD POVERTY GAP INCOME GROWTH FOOD PRICE INCOME INEQUALITY POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY PERSISTENCE TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POOR HEALTH HOUSEHOLD INCOME POVERTY STATUS ESTIMATES OF POVERTY CHRONIC POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS FOOD EXPENDITURES LAND OWNERSHIP FARMERS RISK SHARING FOOD PRODUCTS POVERTY PROFILE HOUSEHOLD HEADS FOOD ITEMS RURAL GAP UNEMPLOYMENT POVERTY LINES RURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN RURAL COMMUNITIES POVERTY ERADICATION RURAL COUNTERPARTS POVERTY INDEX COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL DECLINE FOOD POVERTY RURAL SECTOR HIGHER INEQUALITY RURAL FAMILY FARM ACTIVITIES POVERTY MAPPING RURAL POVERTY FOOD GOODS FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT STATUS RURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL LAND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS ELIMINATION OF POVERTY FOOD SHORTAGE MALNUTRITION RURAL CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION POVERTY HEAD RURAL DIFFERENCES ACCESS TO MARKETS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET RURAL MARKETS POVERTY SEVERITY TRANSFER PROGRAMS IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS CHILD MORTALITY INSURANCE FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING POVERTY INDICATORS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA LAND PRODUCTIVITY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS POVERTY SITUATION CORRELATES OF POVERTY DRINKING WATER EXTREME POVERTY IRRIGATION FOOD CROPS INCOME SHARES ACCESS TO SERVICES RURAL AREAS POVERTY POOR FARMERS RURAL POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATIONS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY DYNAMICS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS INCOME GAINS POOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT INCOME QUINTILE FOOD PRICES MONEY TRANSFERS RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ALLEVIATION RURAL RESIDENCE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY POOR HOUSEHOLDS Since the early 2000s, Tanzania has seen remarkable economic growth and strong resilience to external shocks. Yet these achievements were overshadowed by the slow response of poverty to the growing economy. Until 2007, the poverty rate in Tanzania remained stagnant at around 34 percent despite a robust growth at an annualized rate of approximately 7 percent. This apparent disconnect between growth and poverty reduction has raised concerns among policy makers and researchers, leading to a consensus that this mismatch needed to be addressed with a sense of urgency. Over the past few years, the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) in Tanzania has given high priority to eradicating extreme poverty and promoting broad-based growth. Achieving pro-poor growth has also been widely recognized by the World Bank as a critical strategy for accelerating progress toward its twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty at the global level by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity by fostering income growth among the bottom 40 percent in every country. The official poverty figures announced by the government in November 2013 have revealed that the national strategy against poverty has begun to facilitate reductions. The basic needs poverty rate has declined from around 34 percent to 28.2 percent between 2007 and 2012, the first significant decline in the last 20 years. Identifying the policy mechanisms that have helped to increase the participation of the poor in the growth process and to speed pro-poor growth is therefore important for present and future decision-making in Tanzania on how best to eradicate poverty. Such task requires a rigorous analysis of the evolution of poverty and of the linkages between poverty, inequality, and economic growth. This report uses the availability of the new Tanzanian Household Budget Survey (HBS) for 2011 and 2012, as well as the new rebased GDP figures released in December 2014, as an opportunity to address these issues. More specifically, the report examines the recent trends in poverty and inequality and their determinants and explores how responsive poverty reduction was to economic growth and the obstacles to achieving it. 2015-06-11T16:18:10Z 2015-06-11T16:18:10Z 2015-03-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24448529/tanzania-mainland-poverty-assessment-vol-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22021 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Africa Tanzania