Economic Policy and Household Welfare During Crisis and Adjustment in Tanzania

by Alexander H. Sarris, Roger Van Den Brink

Overview

Tanzania is now the fourth poorest country in the world. Its economic development, since independence in 1961, has been characterized by a series of internal and external shocks that have tested the resilience of the economy, the stability of its institutions, and the tolerance and inventiveness of its people. This book presents information that will have profound implications for economic policy in Tanzania. Questioning earlier reports and conclusions, the authors reject official economic statistics as failing to give even a moderately accurate picture of economic developments. This study outlines the structure of the Tanzanian economy and considers the impact of previous policies and current stabilization and adjustment measures on the poorer segments of the Tanzanian population.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814779828
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	09/01/1993
Series:	French Culture & Civilization , #1
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alexander H. Sarris is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, Greece. He holds a Ph. D. from M.I.T. He has held numerous consulting appointments with the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Sarris is the author of eight books including Ghana Under Structural Adjustment.

Roger van Den Brink is an economist with the Agriculture and Environment Operations division of the Southern Africa Department of the World Bank. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He has worked as a regional planner in Burkina Faso for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is currently working on issues of rural restructuring in South Africa.

Editorial Reviews

Outlines the economic structure of Tanzania, now the fourth poorest country in the world, and the impact of previous policies and current stabilization and adjustment measures on the poorer segments of the population. Examining agriculture, income, poverty, and macroeconomic policy and performance, concludes that official policy has had no major effect on most people. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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