TANZANIA'S human development report 2014 launched in Dar es salaam on Friday has hailed the country's remarkable economic growth and structural transformation experienced in the last few years.
But the report, themed "Economic transformation for human development," has also urged that the structural transformation should further benefit the poor in terms of human development.
It notes the important for Tanzania to improve the lives of the poor by ensuring that economic growth expands the range and opportunities for the poor, given their education, skills and mobility.
Speaking at the launch in Dar es salaam on Friday, the Executive Director of Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Dr Hosea Lunogelo, said the report argues that economic growth, while it is welcomed, it is not enough.
"Rather than focusing on the mere expansion of output, Tanzania needs to emphasise the importance of changing qualitative features of production that occur through the growth process. It needs an economic transformation for human development," he said.
Dr Lunogelo noted that for economic transformation to work for human development, it is crucial that the transformation process goes hand in hand with the creation of employment opportunities, income growth and social provisions.
"Put differently, a meaningful economic transformation requires inclusive growth characterised by widespread poverty reduction and improvement in living standards," he said, adding, "While ends in themselves, providing quality social services, such as healthcare, education and water, ensures that Tanzanians are fit to participate in economic activities."
He thus noted that with active guidance and leadership from the state and a vibrant private sector, economic transformation can increase productivity, create employment and cater for social provisions, thus working for human development.
Permanent Secretary (PS) Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Dr Servacius Likwelile, said the government considers the thoughts and prescriptions contained in the report as 'food for thought' to aid them in articulating development policies and strategies for the country.
He said the theme was timely since it helped them unpack and understand the two concepts of economic transformation on one hand and human development on the other.
He said the country's vision 2025 cherishes an ambitious goal of transforming the economy from low productivity economy based on subsistence agriculture to highly productive economy based on vibrant industrial and service sectors.
He said that the vision 2025 envisions modernisation of the economy by fostering growth and structural transformation.
The vision is based on the promise that the transformation process will follow four typical processed namely decline in the share of agriculture in GDP and employment, a rise in a modern industrial and service economy and growth in urbanisation and a demographic transition from high birth and death rates to low rates as a result of improved education, nutrition and health services.
Resident coordinator of the UN System and UNDP Resident Representative in Tanzania, Mr Alvaro Rodriguez, said the report provides them with an opportunity to discuss Tanzania's development from a human development perspective-development that is about improving people's lives.
He said that they are passionate about addressing development from a human development perspective and that since their belief is that people are the real wealth of nations, they were happy to see that Tanzania had embraced the same development paradigm as evidenced in the Tanzania Human Development Report.
He said pursuing human development is to enable every individual to live long, healthy, fully functioning life, equipped in terms of knowledge and agency to make choices from a range of accessible alternatives so as to enhance his or her well-being at every stage of existence.
"Pursuing human development is indeed a paradigm shift in the development discourses, besides economic growth, nutrition, education, health care shapes capabilities and work. Access to productive resources and conducive environment enhance opportunities," he said.
He noted that social, cultural and political factors such as conflict or physical insecurity, discrimination or lack of participation may all act to frustrate or enhance human potential.
He said that by emphasising the well being of all individuals-rather than statistical aggregates-people are placed at the centre of development in the human development paradigm.
The report points out that Tanzania has experienced remarkable economic growth and structural transformation, further highlighting that although the country has structurally transformed, the structure transformation has not benefitted the poor in terms of human development
"As the analysis in the report shows,it is important for Tanzania to improve the lives of the poor by ensuring that economic growth expands the range and opportunities for paid and livelihood that can be accessed by the poor, given their education, skills and mobility," he said.
It notes the important for Tanzania to improve the lives of the poor by ensuring that economic growth expands the range and opportunities for the poor, given their education, skills and mobility.
Speaking at the launch in Dar es salaam on Friday, the Executive Director of Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Dr Hosea Lunogelo, said the report argues that economic growth, while it is welcomed, it is not enough.
"Rather than focusing on the mere expansion of output, Tanzania needs to emphasise the importance of changing qualitative features of production that occur through the growth process. It needs an economic transformation for human development," he said.
Dr Lunogelo noted that for economic transformation to work for human development, it is crucial that the transformation process goes hand in hand with the creation of employment opportunities, income growth and social provisions.
"Put differently, a meaningful economic transformation requires inclusive growth characterised by widespread poverty reduction and improvement in living standards," he said, adding, "While ends in themselves, providing quality social services, such as healthcare, education and water, ensures that Tanzanians are fit to participate in economic activities."
He thus noted that with active guidance and leadership from the state and a vibrant private sector, economic transformation can increase productivity, create employment and cater for social provisions, thus working for human development.
Permanent Secretary (PS) Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Dr Servacius Likwelile, said the government considers the thoughts and prescriptions contained in the report as 'food for thought' to aid them in articulating development policies and strategies for the country.
He said the theme was timely since it helped them unpack and understand the two concepts of economic transformation on one hand and human development on the other.
He said the country's vision 2025 cherishes an ambitious goal of transforming the economy from low productivity economy based on subsistence agriculture to highly productive economy based on vibrant industrial and service sectors.
He said that the vision 2025 envisions modernisation of the economy by fostering growth and structural transformation.
The vision is based on the promise that the transformation process will follow four typical processed namely decline in the share of agriculture in GDP and employment, a rise in a modern industrial and service economy and growth in urbanisation and a demographic transition from high birth and death rates to low rates as a result of improved education, nutrition and health services.
Resident coordinator of the UN System and UNDP Resident Representative in Tanzania, Mr Alvaro Rodriguez, said the report provides them with an opportunity to discuss Tanzania's development from a human development perspective-development that is about improving people's lives.
He said that they are passionate about addressing development from a human development perspective and that since their belief is that people are the real wealth of nations, they were happy to see that Tanzania had embraced the same development paradigm as evidenced in the Tanzania Human Development Report.
He said pursuing human development is to enable every individual to live long, healthy, fully functioning life, equipped in terms of knowledge and agency to make choices from a range of accessible alternatives so as to enhance his or her well-being at every stage of existence.
"Pursuing human development is indeed a paradigm shift in the development discourses, besides economic growth, nutrition, education, health care shapes capabilities and work. Access to productive resources and conducive environment enhance opportunities," he said.
He noted that social, cultural and political factors such as conflict or physical insecurity, discrimination or lack of participation may all act to frustrate or enhance human potential.
He said that by emphasising the well being of all individuals-rather than statistical aggregates-people are placed at the centre of development in the human development paradigm.
The report points out that Tanzania has experienced remarkable economic growth and structural transformation, further highlighting that although the country has structurally transformed, the structure transformation has not benefitted the poor in terms of human development
"As the analysis in the report shows,it is important for Tanzania to improve the lives of the poor by ensuring that economic growth expands the range and opportunities for paid and livelihood that can be accessed by the poor, given their education, skills and mobility," he said.
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