Poverty and growth in remote villages in Tanzania (2004-2008): insights from Village Voices film research. CPRC Working Paper No. 153.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Country:
Tanzania
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Price, L., da Corta, L.

Abstract

This working paper accompanies ‘Village Voices’, a film which covers the lives of people in five remote regions of Tanzania over five years (2004-08). The paper examines specifically why high economic growth during the period of Tanzania's poverty reduction strategy (MKUKUTA 2005-2010) has not translated into the expected reduction in poverty, as there has been a rise in one million people living in poverty over the period 2001 to 2007. The official response has been a call for broad-based growth by stepping up efforts to green revolutionise agriculture through an Agriculture First (Kilimo Kwanza) strategy.

Citation

CPRC Working Paper No. 153, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, London, UK, ISBN: 978-1-906433-55-0, 61 pp.

Poverty and growth in remote villages in Tanzania (2004-2008): insights from Village Voices film research. CPRC Working Paper No. 153.

Published 1 January 2009
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