Growth, Employment, Poverty and Inequality in Tanzania

This paper shows that in Tanzania, economic growth contributes to job creation and employmentopportunities, however, it does very little to curb income inequality. Using official data fromvarious local sources compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics, the paper provides anexplanation as to why the creation of wealth and employment opportunities in Tanzania fails tobring the level of poverty to a level roughly comparable to what is found in the region and toreduce inequality between the richer and the poorer segments of society