Tanzania and the IMF

The United Republic of Tanzania
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Prepared by the Tanzanian Authorities
October 1, 2000

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.

1. BACKGROUND
   
   1. The Policy Planning Process
      
   2. Consultative Process for the PRSP

2. THE STATUS OF POVERTY IN TANZANIA
   
   1. Income Poverty: Current Status and Recent Trends
      
   2. Non-Income Poverty
      
   3. Regional Poverty and Welfare Ranking
      
   4. Poverty as Assessed by the Poor Themselves

3. POVERTY REDUCTION: PERSPECTIVES OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS
   
   1. "Grassroots" views as expressed at the Zonal Workshops
      
   2. View of Parliamentarians
      
   3. Mobilization of Resources
      
   4. Views of Various Stakeholders at the National Workshop

4. THE STRATEGY FOR POVERTY REDUCTION
   
   1. Income Poverty
      
   2. Human Capabilities, Survival and Well-being

5. FINANCING OF THE POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMME
   
   1. Basic Considerations
      
   2. Overall Financing Envelope
      
   3. Composition of Public Expenditure
      
   4. Specific Poverty Reduction Interventions

6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
   
   1. Current and Proposed Indicators
      
   2. Indicators of Income Poverty
      
   3. Indicators of Quality of Life and Social Well-Being
      
   4. Water and sanitation
      
   5. Macroeconomic Stability
      
   6. Social Safety Nets
      
   7. Governance
      
   8. Resource Allocation
      
   9. Indicators of participatory process

Box
    1.    Tanzania: The Policy Planning Process
    2.    Tanzania: Consultative Steps in Preparing the PRSP
    3.    Tanzania: Regional Variation in Poverty, 1999

Chart
    1.    Share of OC for the Priority Areas in Total Discretionary Recurrent
           Expenditures

Text Tables
    1.    Tanzania: Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 1998–2002
    2.    Breakddown of Expenditure Priority Items:
           FY 1999/2000–2002/2003
    3.    Proposed Budgetary Allocation for Priority Sectors,
           FY 1999/2000–2002/2003

Appendix Tables
    1.    Regional Welfare Ranking
    2.    Tanzania: Central Government Operations, 1996/1997–2002/2003
    3.    Disaggregation of Priority Sectors: FY2000–2003

Annex I : The Participatory Process of the PRSP
Annex II : Logical Frame for the Tanzania PRSP
Annex III : Monitoring and Evaluations System for the Poverty Reduction
   Strategy