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Small Enterprise Growth and the Rural Investment Climate : Evidence from Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKinda, Tidiane
dc.contributor.authorLoening, Josef L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-31T22:12:36Z
dc.date.available2012-05-31T22:12:36Z
dc.date.issued2008-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes characteristics of nonfarm enterprises, their employment growth patterns, and constraints in doing business in rural Tanzania. Using unique survey data, the authors describe a low-return sector struggling to compete in a difficult business environment. However, about one-third of rural enterprises are growing fast. Most enterprises engage in agricultural trade. Due to a rapidly growing agricultural sector in recent years, limiting demand-side constraints, rural enterprise constraints in Tanzania mainly operate from the supply side. This suggests that, in particular, access to finance, road infrastructure, and rural cell phone communication is correlated with employment growth. A major finding is that subjective and objective measurements of business constraints are broadly comparable. The authors discuss a number of factors that would help to unleash the full potential of private sector-led growth in rural areas. The findings show that marginal improvements in the rural investment climate matter for growth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9698351/small-enterprise-growth-rural-investment-climate-evidence-tanzania
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4675
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6824
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4675
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKET
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCESS TO MONEY
dc.subjectACCESS TO RURAL FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGES
dc.subjectBANK ACCESS
dc.subjectBANK LOAN
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS FAILURE
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPERATIONS
dc.subjectCALCULATIONS
dc.subjectCAPITALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY GROUP
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEADERS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVE BANK
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOST INCREASES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INCOME
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE GROWTH
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SIZE
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPANSIONS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT CROPS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBER
dc.subjectFARM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM SECTOR
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectFEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFINANCE ACCESS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFIXED ASSETS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME RISK
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMONEY LENDER
dc.subjectMONEY LENDERS
dc.subjectMONEYLENDERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESSES
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE BANKS
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROSPERITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRESEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectRURAL ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCE
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectRURAL MARKET
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectRURAL SERVICES
dc.subjectRURAL TOWNS
dc.subjectRURAL TRADE
dc.subjectRURAL WAGES
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSALES GROWTH
dc.subjectSALES REVENUE
dc.subjectSALES REVENUES
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FIRM
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INCOME
dc.subjectSOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subjectSTART-UP
dc.subjectSTART-UP CAPITAL
dc.subjectSTART-UPS
dc.subjectSTATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSES
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTAX CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.titleSmall Enterprise Growth and the Rural Investment Climate : Evidence from Tanzaniaen
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okr.crossref.titleSmall Enterprise Growth And The Rural Investment Climate: Evidence From Tanzania
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:17:27.382211Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9698351/small-enterprise-growth-rural-investment-climate-evidence-tanzania
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid526701468116941496
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4675
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080723093055
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9698351
okr.identifier.reportWPS4675
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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