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The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub-Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance...
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In India, caste shapes access to a variety of resources and outcomes mainly through its influence on inter-generational prosperity, but also the linked phenomenon of discrimination. This paper examines whether caste-based differences in access to formal agricultural loans reflect discrimination...
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The financial inclusion effort achieved positive results, with the number of Mozambicans having access to banking services increasing considerably, particularly after 2011- 12. However, the economic and social impact was limited, considering that farm productivity has remained low and poverty...
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Tanzania ranks among the leading stars of the 'African growth miracle', but a sector that has been largely absent from … the Tanzania success story is industry. Although growth of manufacturing has outpaced economic growth over the past decade …, relative to international norms and its ambitious plans to achieve middle-income status Tanzania suffers from a 'manufacturing …
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undermining it. Analysing newly available quarterly fiscal data on local revenues in Tanzania, I show that intergovernmental …
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-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania. The paper provides an account of the current tax-benefit system in Tanzania and introduces the … feasibility of producing such a model for Tanzania with reference to personal income tax, indirect taxes, and contributory and non …
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We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi …
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This paper compares and contrasts the economic situation in Tanzania during the resurgence of gold and diamond …
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We examine the extent to which two of Africa’s leading gold mining economies, Ghana and Tanzania, have adopted … investments in Ghana and Tanzania are used to illustrate policy impact and the state-capital relations that shape policy …
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farm household and individual labour force information, from LSMS-ISA Tanzania National Panel Survey, to examine the impact …-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania, the results suggest that using mobile phones to stimulate agricultural developments would improve …
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