Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR)2011
The 2011 Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) presents a consolidated review of progress towards the goals and targets under the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA). Using the nationally agreed indicators for MKUKUTA
Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) 2009
The Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) – 2009 is a key output of the Government of Tanzania’s poverty monitoring system. It provides consolidated analysis of progress towards national development goals as well as discussion on important socio-economic
Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) 2009: The Status of Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania
The core purpose of PHDR 2009 is to review progress towards Tanzania’s development goals as set by the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty 2005-2010 (MKUKUTA). This brief, the first of a series of five briefs on the report, presents a summary of trends and targets under MKUKUTA’s Cluster I, which focuses on […]
Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) 2009
Progress towards Improved Quality of Life and Social Well-being for All Tanzanians The broad outcomes of MKUKUTA’s Cluster II are to improve the quality of life and social well-being of Tanzanians and to reduce inequalities across geographic areas and between income, age, gender, and other groups. Expanded access to, and delivery of, quality social services […]
Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) 2009
Progress towards Good Governance and Increased Accountability in Tanzania Economic growth, reduction of poverty and improved quality of life all rely upon the fair, effective and transparent use of Tanzania’s resources. Therefore, the success of MKUKUTA’s Clusters I and II rely on achieving the four desired outcomes of MKUKUTA’s Cluster III: i) good governance and […]
Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) 2009
An Analysis of Household Income and Expenditure in Tanzania Chapter 2 of PHDR 2009 examined national progress in poverty reduction by comparing findings from the latest Household Budget Survey conducted in 2007 with the previous HBS in 2000/01. The analysis looked at household well-being from several different perspectives: household consumption levels, household expenditure patterns, asset […]
Briefs Relating to the Poverty and Human Development Report 2007
The Status of Growth and the Reduction of Income Poverty in Tanzania MKUKUTA’s Cluster I focuses on growth and the reduction of income poverty. What are the trends for GDP and sectoral growth? Will the targets set by MKUKUTA be achieved?
Afrobarometer 2008 Key Findings for Tanzania
Looking at the overall survey results for the last four surveys (2001-2008), a major difference is confidence in the responses of the respondents, which is a positive trend. The confidence level for responding is high, though there are still some questions where some people are reluctant to give their opinion, particularly on questions relating to democracy
Realising Water’s Potential to Support Growth in Tanzania
Tanzania has considered water as a scarce resource and as a consequence, a constraint to, rather than enabler of, growth. However, the potential of water to support growth in the economy has not been fully explored. In reality, Tanzania has an adequate…
A Framework for a Tanzanian Growth Strategy
The average annual growth rate of 6% achieved by Tanzania since 2000 is high by historical comparisons with the 1980s and 1990s, yet it remains low in relation to the target of 8-10% needed to reduce income poverty to the levels set in the Development
Progress Towards a Better Quality of Life and Improved Social Well-Being in Tanzania
MKUKUTA’s Cluster II focuses on the social service sectors, notably education, health, water and sanitation, and social protection. What are the trends for the achievements so far, and what implications can we draw from these trends?
Tanzanian Children’s Perceptions of Education and Their Role in Society Views of the Children 2007 MKUKUTA Secretariat, Poverty Eradication Division
This study, known as the ‘Views of the Children’ (VoC) study was designed to be complementary to the ‘Views of the People’ (VoP) survey. The Views of the People 2007 is a major survey commissioned as part of the Poverty Monitoring System (PMS)…
Conclusion to the 2007 PHDR
Each chapter of this report offers specific conclusions and recommendations. Here, a brief synopsis of the overall implications of the report’s findings is provided, in accordance with the Research and Analysis Working Group’s mandate to highlight policy…
Growth and Development in Tanzania
This chapter argues that an overriding strategy is required to provide clear direction for national resource mobilization and concentration of development efforts. In addition, it explores issues which arise in developing and implementing a direction…
Results from the ‘Views of the People’ Survey
Chapters 4 to 8 provide a summary of the key findings from the Views of the People Survey conducted in March and April 2007 throughout Mainland Tanzania and the complementary survey of Views of the Children. A total of 7,879 Tanzanians aged from 7 to…
Status of Growth and Poverty Reduction
Chapters 1 to 3 provides a consolidated view of the progress of Tanzania’s National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty 2005-2010 (MKUKUTA). The most recent data on indicators for the goals and targets of MKUKUTA’s three major clusters of desired