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potentially help reduce poverty through larger government expenditures on social sectors. However, it is unlikely that Tanzania …While growth has increased in Tanzania during the past five or six years, it is still too low to have a visible impact … on poverty. Indeed, recent evidence suggests that the amounts of both income and non-income poverty are roughly the same …
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poverty is prevalent. This is either because the smallholder agricultural practices are unproductive or it is because economic … government, both sides agree on the facts of rural poverty. However in both cases rural poverty is described using measures which … locations in Tanzania. The result of these findings is a compilation which is fascinating in itself and important for the …
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since the late 1990s conclude that aid increases economic growth. By implication, therefore, it can be inferred that poverty …. A downturn in volumes in the 1990s is demonstrated. It asserts that poverty is higher and the MDGs are hard to achieve …
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both debtors and creditors. To find poverty reduction efforts, HIPC relief is important, but much broader international …
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both debtors and creditors. To find poverty reduction efforts, HIPC relief is important, but much broader international …
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identifies suitable evaluation methods. The findings from recent assessments for Mozambique and Tanzania are used to illustrate …
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poverty reduction in HIPC countries by focusing on one important channel of impact—human capital accumulation. Our simulation … results suggest that poverty and growth objectives would be mainly enhanced if resources are targeted at the primary and … secondary level of education. In addition, targeting education spending to households below the poverty line can potentially …
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Tanzania, we find that substantial biofuel usage induces significant financial costs. Furthermore, acreage availability is a …
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environment for poverty reduction, and identifies where donor effort and influence are most likely to be effective. The paper … argues that the elements of debt relief conditionality should be tailored to the features of the poverty-reduction policy …
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The paper investigates the relationship between external debt and economic growth, focusing on the role played by the policy and institutional framework. Results for a panel of 114 developing countries show that the debt-growth nexus depends on institutions and policies. The Debt-Laffer curve...
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