Economic policy and household welfare during crisis and adjustment in Tanzania /
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| Author / Creator: | Sarris, Alexander |
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| Imprint: | New York : Published for Cornell University Food and Nutrition Policy Program by New York University Press, c1993. |
| Description: | xvi, 215 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1514386 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.