Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania (English)

Tanzania’s rapid labor productivity growth has been accompanied by a proliferation of small, largely informal firms. Using Tanzania’s first nationally representative survey of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) - this paper explores the nature of these businesses. It finds that these firms are located in both rural and urban areas and that they operate primarily in trade services and manufacturing. Roughly half of all business owners...

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Diao,Xinshen;

Kweka,Josaphat Paul;

Mcmillan,Margaret S.;

Qureshi,Zara;
Document Date
2020/02/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
160966
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2021/08/01
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Disclosed
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Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
Keywords
international food policy research institute

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Diao,Xinshen; Kweka,Josaphat Paul; Mcmillan,Margaret S.; Qureshi,Zara.

Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/103361624532295287

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