Alexopoulou, Kleoniki (2001) Informal Economy and Development the Case of the dairy sector in Mwanza, Tanzania: Present status and possible Pro-poor Interventions. Masters thesis, Utrecht University.
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Abstract
Over the last decades, the so-called “informal” economy has been constantly under examination by development researchers and policy makers. The increase of the informal sector in the developing and transition countries since the period of liberalisation reforms in the decade of 1980s-1990s and the “hidden potential” that informal economy seems to demonstrate, has raised the interest of development thinkers and agents worldwide. Certainly, there are conflicting theoretical approaches on the causes, the impact and the nature of the informal sector and subsequently on the possible intervention policies (La Porta and Schleifer, 2008). In any case, governments and international organisations have started to take into account the nature, scope and extent of the informal sector, so they can find entry-points for improvement in terms of employment, productivity and income. This has led to a shift in focus from banning “informal businesses” to integrating them in the formal economy (Potts, 2011), by enabling them to upgrade their managerial skills and improve their outputs in terms of quality standards, production density and consistency. In parallel, over the last years the agriculture and the livestock sector have regained their central position in the development studies as well as the attention of the governments. The vast majority of the population in the developing countries remains engaged in farming and livestock keeping. The contribution of the dairy sub sector to economic growth and poverty alleviation has been increasing (Njombe, Msanga). Furthermore, the development of the sector has brought up a significant opportunity to decrease malnutrition and hunger. However, the potential of both the livestock sector and the milk sub sector are untapped. The present study focuses on the case of the informal dairy sector in the context of Tanzania and more specifically that of Mwanza (the second larger city in the country), which is characterized by low levels of food security and where no formal milk processing plant is currently operating. The “informal” or otherwise raw milk, which is produced by cattle keepers and is informally marketed by vendors or informally processed to other dairy products by cooperatives in Mwanza, is the subject of the present inventory.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2015 11:43 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2015 11:43 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/224 |
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