Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-98

College

School of Economics

Department/Unit

Economics

Document Type

Article

Source Title

The Journal of Development Studies

Volume

14

Issue

3

First Page

376

Last Page

393

Publication Date

4-2005

Abstract

Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This conclusion is demonstrated and the implications are assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies.

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Disciplines

Economics | Growth and Development | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Agriculture—Economic aspects—Tanzania; Food security—Tanzania; Agriculture and state—Tanzania

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