Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

Chapter Progress towards the goals of
growth, social well-being and
governance
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this chapter provides a consolidated view of the progress of tanzania’s national strategy for
growth and reduction of Poverty 2005-2010 (MKUKUta). it uses the nationally agreed indicator
set as the framework of analysis, and presents the most recent data for the goals and targets of
MKUKUta’s three major clusters of desired outcomes: growth and reduction of income poverty
(cluster i); improvement of quality of life and social well-being (cluster ii); and governance and
accountability (cluster iii). conclusions and recommendations for further strengthening of the
MKUKUta Monitoring system are provided at the end of each cluster, and summary tables of
statistics are provided at the end of the report.
MKUKUTA Cluster I: Growth and Reduction Of Income Poverty
the overall outcome for cluster i of MKUKUta is broad-based, equitable and sustainable growth.
Progress towards this outcome is measured against a set of cluster-wide indicators, together
with indicators for six supporting goals:
the supporting goals for the overall outcome of MKUKUta’s cluster i are:
goal 1: ensuring sound macro-economic management
goal 2: Promoting sustainable and broad-based growth
goal 3:
improving food availability and accessibility at household level in urban and
rural areas
goals 4 and 5: reducing income poverty of both men and women in urban and rural areas
goal 6: Provision of reliable and affordable energy to consumers
this section begins by analysing progress towards achieving targets for the cluster-wide
indicators.
Cluster-wide Indicators
there are four cluster-wide indicators for MKUKUta’s cluster i. they are:
• gross domestic Product (gdP) growth per annum
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