Assessing Market Distortions Affecting Poverty Reduction Efforts on Smallholder Tobacco Production in Tanzania


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Presents the analysis of a survey conducted on a sample of tobacco growers in Songea district as well as of secondary data collected from key organisations in the industry. Reveals that, although tobacco production is potentially profitable, smallholders are paid less than the actual value of the product. Draws conclusions regarding new markets following liberalization of trade, operational arrangements incentives to tobacco growers, and efficiency of resources use.




African Agricultural Reforms


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This volume analyzes the political economy of the successes and failures of the agricultural reform programs in Sub Saharan Africa. It shows that in almost all cases reforms lead to a supply response but their sustainability in face of shocks depend on the consensus about the reform and the subsequent rent distribution.




The Politics of Poverty


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An examination of poverty dynamics and developmental failure, shifting emphasis from development as control to development as coping strategy.







Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction


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This volume synthesizes insights from the vast literature on land policy, taking due account of actual experiences in policy implementation, and suggests ways to design land policies that promote growth as well as poverty reduction.




The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty


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The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty looks at the complex relationships between economic growth, poverty reduction and trade, and examines the challenges that poor people face in benefiting from trade opportunities. Written jointly by the World Bank Group and the WTO, the publication examines how trade could make a greater contribution to ending poverty by increasing efforts to lower trade costs, improve the enabling environment, implement trade policy in conjunction with other areas of policy, better manage risks faced by the poor, and improve data used for policy-making.













Establishing Indicators for Urban Poverty-environment Interaction in Tanzania


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Studies the relationship between impoverishment and environmental degradation, and the livelihood strategies of the poor with a view to cope with this change. Suggests the development of poverty-environment related monitoring and evaluation indicators, and appropriate interventions by local decision makers.