Economic growth, rural assets and prosperity

Exploring the implications of a 20-year record of asset growth in Tanzania

Bibliographic Data

ID4253377
AuthorsDan Brockington (0000-0001-5692-0154, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Olivia Howland (0000-0003-4109-7833, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Vesa-Matti Loiske (Södertörn University, corresponding author), Moses Mnzava (University of Dar es Salaam, corresponding author), Christine Noe (0000-0002-3031-8074, University of Dar es Salaam, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume56
Issue2
Pages217-243
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x18000186
OpenAlexW2800870425
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited41

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

Agriculture · Asset (computer security) · Consumption (sociology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Poverty · Prosperity · Rural poverty · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Agricultural risk and resilience · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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