Economic Policy and Household Welfare During Crisis and Adjustment in Tanzania

Author: Sarris Alexander H.  

Publisher: NYU Press‎

Publication year: 1993

E-ISBN: 9780814788691

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780814779828

Subject: F0 Economics;F015 宏观经济学;F2 Economic Planning and Management;F7 Trade Economy

Keyword: 宏观经济学,贸易经济,经济学,经济计划与管理

Language: ENG

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Description

Tanzania is now the fourth poorest country in the world. Its economic development, since independence in 1961, has been characterized by a series of internal and external shocks that have tested the resilience of the economy, the stability of its institutions, and the tolerance and inventiveness of its people. This book presents information that will have profound implications for economic policy in Tanzania. Questioning earlier reports and conclusions, the authors reject official economic statistics as failing to give even a moderately accurate picture of economic developments. This study outlines the structure of the Tanzanian economy and considers the impact of previous policies and current stabilization and adjustment measures on the poorer segments of the Tanzanian population.

Chapter

2 BACKGROUND

POPULATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGROCLIMATIC ZONES

POSTINDEPENDENCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE MACROECONOMY

3 MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND PERFORMANCE

INTERPRETATION OF THE CRISIS AND THE ADJUSTMENT DEBATE

MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE UNDER ADJUSTMENT

THE DEVALUATION DEBATE IN THE CONTEXT OF ADJUSTMENT

FINANCING OF PUBLIC AND EXTERNAL DEFICITS AND MONETARY ADJUSTMENTS

THE HIDDEN ECONOMY IN TANZANIA

CONCLUSIONS

4 PROFILE OF INCOMES AND POVERTY IN TANZANIA

POPULATION AND SOME HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

STRUCTURE OF INCOME

DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME

INCOME DIFFERENTIATION

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

POVERTY LINE AND EXTENT OF POVERTY

CONCLUSIONS

5 PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURE

THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING

OFFICIAL SOURCES OF AGRICULTURAL DATA

A FIRST ASSESSMENT BASED ON OFFICIAL STATISTICS

AN ALTERNATIVE SCENARIO

PRICES

SURVEY DATA

IMPORTS

PARALLEL EXPORTS

MALNUTRITION

AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

CONCLUSION

6 TRENDS IN INCOMES AND WELFARE OF VARIOUS INCOME GROUPS

HOW REAL IS THE DECLINE IN RURAL AND URBAN INCOMES DURING THE "NYERERE EXPERIMENT"?

A METHOD FOR ANALYZING HOUSEHOLD INCOMES

CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLDS

COMPOSITION OF AGRICULTURAL INCOME

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

PRICES

OTHER DATA

RESULTS

7 EVALUATION AND CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX A: COMPUTATION OF THE REAL EXCHANGE RATE FOR TANZANIA

APPENDIX B: VARIABLE SHARES IN THE INDEX OF REAL HOUSEHOLD INCOMES

REFERENCES

INDEX

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