Preventing Malnutrition in Tanzania: A Focused Strategy to Improve Nutrition in Young Children
This brief examines the status of nutrition in Tanzania. Despite improvements between 1999 and 2004/05, data clearly show that the prevalence of child undernutrition remains high in Tanzania and malnutrition begins at an early age. Based on the evidence presented, the brief concludes that a national strategy to prevent malnutrition must focus upon protecting, promoting […]
The Growth-Poverty Nexus in Tanzania
From a Developmental Perspective This presents the conceptual framework for REPOA’s research programme on growth and poverty, explaining the underlying rationale and agenda. This document will also be useful to those who would like to gain an overview of the issue of growth and poverty
Outsourcing Revenue Collection to Private Agents
Experiences from Local Authorities in Tanzania This paper examines experiences with an outsourced revenue collection of some local authorities in Tanzania, looking at how systems of privatized tax collection perform with respect to revenue generation, administration and accountability from 1996 to 2006.
Maybe We Should Pay Tax After All? Citizens’ Views on Taxation in Tanzania
This paper aims to shed light on factors impacting on tax compliance, by examining the perceptions of ordinary people on payment of taxes, fees, and charges. Changes in citizens’ perceptions of taxation may have implications for policy design to raise…
Influencing Policy for Children in Tanzania
Lessons from Education, Legislation and Social Protection This paper together with the accompanying brief which goes with the same title, analyses three recent policy/programme developments regarding child well-being in Tanzania and examines the political ‘drivers of change’ that influence policy and action
Institutional Analysis of Nutrition in Tanzania
This special paper provides a summary of the situation of nutrition in Tanzania, and an institutional analysis of the principal actors in nutrition nationally and locally. The paper argues the need to focus on prevention of malnutrition by protecting, promoting and sustaining improved nutrition in children under two years of age. This strategy implies the […]
Energy, Jobs and Skills
A rapid assessment of potential in Mtwara, Tanzania In early 2008, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) sponsored a workshop in Tanzania to discuss the potential of formal and informal apprenticeships with the Government, workers’ and employers’ associations, and academic and development agencies. The debate confirmed the importance of apprenticeships in training young people, yet the […]
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 […]
Assessing the Institutional Framework for Promoting the Growth of MSEs in Tanzania
The Case of Dar es Salaam This paper contains the results of a study conducted in Dar es Salaam in 2006 and 2007 to assess the MSEs institutional support. The study focused on the type and nature of the MSE support institutions which included services they provide, conditions for assessing the services and their needs. […]
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 […]
Citizens’ View on Crime in Tanzania
From a policy perspective, the Government of Tanzania has recently renewed its commitment to providing a safe and secure environment for all Tanzanians. In particular, Goal 6 in Cluster III of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty 2005-2010 (NSGRP) aims at achieving broad outcomes to improve personal security, reduce crime, and eliminate […]
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 […]
Influencing Policy for Children in Tanzania
Lessons from Education, Legislation and Social Protection This brief summarises three case studies of recent policy/programme developments regarding child well-being in Tanzania and examines the political ‘drivers of change’ that influence policy and action on child well-being.
Tanzanians and Their National Parliament
What the People Expect of Members of Parliament (MPs), and What They Perceive Their MPs are Delivering Members of Parliament face a challenging task in fulfilling their core and at times conflictingresponsibilities within government and society. They are expected to provide a voice for the people, i.e.,represent their constituents’ interests and views within the national […]
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?