Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania

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We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between the best and worst performing areas with the majority of areas lying in a tight range in the middle. The methodologies also complement each other by providing upper and lower bounds on underlying welfare dynamics. While both methods point to overall improvements since 1991/92, AF suggests a consistent trend while FOD suggests periods of advance and stagnation.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-118-5
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2016/75

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Economywide Country Studies: Africa
• Subject: multidimensional poverty ; Tanzania ; welfare

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Arndt, Channing ; Leyaro, Vincent ; Mahrt, Kristi ; Tarp, Finn
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2016/118-5
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/146268
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET