Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys

We use a survey of small rural enterprises from Tanzania to identify subjective as well as objective obstacles to expansion and productivity of the country's rural non-farm sector. Our results suggest that infrastructure constraints significantly reduce participation in the sector and investmen...

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Main Authors:	Jin, Songqing, Deininger, Klaus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R110
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5888

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spelling	okr-10986-58882021-04-23T14:02:23Z Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys Jin, Songqing Deininger, Klaus Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R110 We use a survey of small rural enterprises from Tanzania to identify subjective as well as objective obstacles to expansion and productivity of the country's rural non-farm sector. Our results suggest that infrastructure constraints significantly reduce participation in the sector and investment and productivity by existing enterprises. Such constraints are particularly harmful for small enterprises, suggesting that policies to improve delivery of key public services can provide a basis for rural non-farm development, with possible knock-on effects on poverty reduction. 2012-03-30T07:35:02Z 2012-03-30T07:35:02Z 2009 Journal Article Journal of African Economies 09638024 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5888 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Tanzania
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description	We use a survey of small rural enterprises from Tanzania to identify subjective as well as objective obstacles to expansion and productivity of the country's rural non-farm sector. Our results suggest that infrastructure constraints significantly reduce participation in the sector and investment and productivity by existing enterprises. Such constraints are particularly harmful for small enterprises, suggesting that policies to improve delivery of key public services can provide a basis for rural non-farm development, with possible knock-on effects on poverty reduction.
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author	Jin, Songqing Deininger, Klaus
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title	Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys
title_short	Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys
title_full	Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys
title_fullStr	Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys
title_full_unstemmed	Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys
title_sort	key constraints for rural non-farm activity in tanzania : combining investment climate and household surveys
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Key Constraints for Rural Non-farm Activity in Tanzania : Combining Investment Climate and Household Surveys

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