Brockington, D. orcid.org/0000-0001-5692-0154, Howland, O., Loiske, V.-M. et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Economic growth, rural assets and prosperity: exploring the implications of a 20-year record of asset growth in Tanzania. Journal of Modern African Studies, 56 (2). pp. 217-243. ISSN 0022-278X
Abstract
Measures of poverty based on consumption suggest that recent economic growth in many African countries has not been inclusive, particularly in rural areas. We argue that measures of poverty using assets may provide a different picture. We present data based on recent re-surveys of Tanzanian households first visited in the early 1990s. These demonstrate a marked increase in prosperity from high levels of poverty. It does not, however, follow that these improvements derive from GDP growth. We consider the implications of this research for further explorations of the relationship between economic growth and agricultural policy in rural areas.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Cambridge University Press 2018. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/L012413/2 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2018 13:23 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2018 03:43 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X18000186 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0022278X18000186 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131454 |