The impact of structural adjustment policies on women&apos;s and children&apos;s health in Tanzania

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Due J. M. and Gladwin C. H.. 1991. . ‘Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programs on African Women Farmers and Female‐Headed Households’. . American Journal of Agricultural Economics . , December;
Elson D.. 1991. . “‘Male Bias in Macro‐economics: The Case of Structural Adjustment’. ”. In Male Bias in the Development Process . , Edited by: Elson D.. Manchester University Press. .
Onimode B.. , ed. 1989. . “‘The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Women: Concepts and Issues’. ”. In The IMF, The World Bank and the African Debt . , Vol. Vol. 2. , London : : Zed Books. .
Falola T. and Ityavyar D.. , eds. 1992. . The Political Economy of Health in Africa . , (Monographs in International Studies, Africa Series, No. 60). Ohio University. .
Fanin T.. ‘The Impact of Structural Adjustment Reform on Smallholdres: Issues and Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa’. In: . paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association; . November. 1993 ; , Washington, DC . .
Heggenhougen K.. 1987. . Community Health Workers: The Tanzanian Experience . , Oxford University Press. .
1993. . Sub‐Saharan African Female Health in Context (mimeo) . , Boston : : Harvard Medical School, Department of Social Medicine. .
Loewensen R.. 1993. . ‘Structural Adjustment and Health Policy in Africa’. . International Journal of Health Services . , Vol. 23((4))
Lugalla J. L. P.. 1990. . Socialist Construction and the Urbanization Process in Tanzania:An Analysis of Urban Poverty and Politics . , Federal Republic of Germany : : University of Bremen. .
1994. . Adjustments and Poverty in Tanzania: Grappling with Poverty Issues During Adjustment Period . , Hamburg : : Lit Verlag. .
Gibbon P.. , ed. “‘Structural Adjustment Policies and Education in Tanzania’. ”. In Social Change and Economic Reform in Africa . , Uppsala , , Sweden: : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .
August. 1993 . “‘Cost of Education, Willingness to Pay and Ability of Parents to Share Costs’. ”. August. , Tanzania: : Department of Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam. .
( 1993 ) (with B. Cooksey & G. Malekela ), ‘Parents’ Attitudes Towards Education in Rural Tanzania’ , TADREG Research Report No. 5 , Dar es Salaam .
Ngallaba S.. 1993. . Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 1991/92 . , Dar es Salaam : : Bureau of Statistics. .
O'Brien S.. 1991. . “‘Structural Adjustment and Structural Transformation in Sub‐Saharan Africa’. ”. In Structural Adjustment and African Women Farmers . , Edited by: Gladwin C.. Gainesville : : University of Florida Press. .
Ramphele M.. 1991. . “‘Empowerment and the Politics of Space’. ”. In Women Transforming Societies: Sub‐Saharan Africa and Carribean Perspectives . , Edited by: Ramphele M., Okeke E. and Anderson‐Manley V.. Cambridge , Mass. : : Radcliffe College. .
Schoepf B.. 1991. . “‘Gender, Power and Risk of AIDS in Zaire’. ”. In Women and Health in Africa . , Edited by: Turshen M.. Trenton , New Jersey : : Africa World Press. .
Brummelhuis Han Ten and Herdt Gilbert. , eds. 1993. . “‘Culture, Sex Research and AIDS Prevention in Africa’. ”. In Culture and Sexual Risk: Anthropological Perspectives on AIDS . HetSpinhuis , Amsterdam :
1991. . ‘Political Economy, Sex and Cultural Logics: A View from Zaire’. . African Urban Quarterly . , Vol. 6((1 & 2)) February and May;
Shaidi J.. 1991. . “‘Sexual Harassment of Women in the Formal Sector: The Case of Tanzania’. ”.
Tanzania Bureau of Statistics. . 1992. . The 1991/ 92 Household Budget Survey . Dar es Salaam :
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP). . 1993. . Gender Profile of Tanzania . , Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : : TGNP. .
Turshen M.. 1991. . “‘Gender and Health in Africa’. ”. In Women and Health in Africa . , Edited by: Turshen M.. Trenton, New Jersey : : Africa World Press. .
Ulin P.R.. 1992. . ‘African Women and AIDS: Negotiating Behavioural Change’. . Social Science and Medicine . , Vol. 34((1))
UNICEF. . 1990. . A Situational Analysis of Women and Children in Tanzania: an Overview . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania :
Vuorella U.. 1992. . “‘The Informal Sector, Social Reproduction and the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women’. ”. In Tanzania and the IMF: The Dynamics of Liberalization . , Edited by: Campbell H. and Stein H.. Westview Press. .
Wisner B.. 1992. . “‘Health of the Future/Future of Health’. ”. In 21^stCentury Africa: Towards a New Vision of Self‐Sustainable Development . , Edited by: Seidman A. and Anang F.. Trenton : : Africa World Press. .
World Bank. . 1992. . Tanzania: AIDS Assessment and Planning Study . , Washington , DC : : A World Bank Country Study. .
May. 1991 . United Republic of Tanzania, Teachers and Financing of Education . , May. , Washington , DC : : Population and Human Resources Division, Southern African Department. .

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[1] Due J. M. and Gladwin C. H.. 1991. . ‘Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programs on African Women Farmers and Female‐Headed Households’. . American Journal of Agricultural Economics . , December;

[2] Elson D.. 1991. . “‘Male Bias in Macro‐economics: The Case of Structural Adjustment’. ”. In Male Bias in the Development Process . , Edited by: Elson D.. Manchester University Press. .

[3] Onimode B.. , ed. 1989. . “‘The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Women: Concepts and Issues’. ”. In The IMF, The World Bank and the African Debt . , Vol. Vol. 2. , London : : Zed Books. .

[4] Falola T. and Ityavyar D.. , eds. 1992. . The Political Economy of Health in Africa . , (Monographs in International Studies, Africa Series, No. 60). Ohio University. .

[5] Fanin T.. ‘The Impact of Structural Adjustment Reform on Smallholdres: Issues and Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa’. In: . paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association; . November. 1993 ; , Washington, DC . .

[6] Heggenhougen K.. 1987. . Community Health Workers: The Tanzanian Experience . , Oxford University Press. .

[7] 1993. . Sub‐Saharan African Female Health in Context (mimeo) . , Boston : : Harvard Medical School, Department of Social Medicine. .

[8] Loewensen R.. 1993. . ‘Structural Adjustment and Health Policy in Africa’. . International Journal of Health Services . , Vol. 23((4))

[9] Lugalla J. L. P.. 1990. . Socialist Construction and the Urbanization Process in Tanzania:An Analysis of Urban Poverty and Politics . , Federal Republic of Germany : : University of Bremen. .

[10] 1994. . Adjustments and Poverty in Tanzania: Grappling with Poverty Issues During Adjustment Period . , Hamburg : : Lit Verlag. .

[11] Gibbon P.. , ed. “‘Structural Adjustment Policies and Education in Tanzania’. ”. In Social Change and Economic Reform in Africa . , Uppsala , , Sweden: : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. .

[12] August. 1993 . “‘Cost of Education, Willingness to Pay and Ability of Parents to Share Costs’. ”. August. , Tanzania: : Department of Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam. .

[13] ( 1993 ) (with B. Cooksey & G. Malekela ), ‘Parents’ Attitudes Towards Education in Rural Tanzania’ , TADREG Research Report No. 5 , Dar es Salaam .

[14] Ngallaba S.. 1993. . Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 1991/92 . , Dar es Salaam : : Bureau of Statistics. .

[15] O'Brien S.. 1991. . “‘Structural Adjustment and Structural Transformation in Sub‐Saharan Africa’. ”. In Structural Adjustment and African Women Farmers . , Edited by: Gladwin C.. Gainesville : : University of Florida Press. .

[16] Ramphele M.. 1991. . “‘Empowerment and the Politics of Space’. ”. In Women Transforming Societies: Sub‐Saharan Africa and Carribean Perspectives . , Edited by: Ramphele M., Okeke E. and Anderson‐Manley V.. Cambridge , Mass. : : Radcliffe College. .

[17] Schoepf B.. 1991. . “‘Gender, Power and Risk of AIDS in Zaire’. ”. In Women and Health in Africa . , Edited by: Turshen M.. Trenton , New Jersey : : Africa World Press. .

[18] Brummelhuis Han Ten and Herdt Gilbert. , eds. 1993. . “‘Culture, Sex Research and AIDS Prevention in Africa’. ”. In Culture and Sexual Risk: Anthropological Perspectives on AIDS . HetSpinhuis , Amsterdam :

[19] 1991. . ‘Political Economy, Sex and Cultural Logics: A View from Zaire’. . African Urban Quarterly . , Vol. 6((1 & 2)) February and May;

[20] Shaidi J.. 1991. . “‘Sexual Harassment of Women in the Formal Sector: The Case of Tanzania’. ”.

[21] Tanzania Bureau of Statistics. . 1992. . The 1991/ 92 Household Budget Survey . Dar es Salaam :

[22] Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP). . 1993. . Gender Profile of Tanzania . , Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : : TGNP. .

[23] Turshen M.. 1991. . “‘Gender and Health in Africa’. ”. In Women and Health in Africa . , Edited by: Turshen M.. Trenton, New Jersey : : Africa World Press. .

[24] Ulin P.R.. 1992. . ‘African Women and AIDS: Negotiating Behavioural Change’. . Social Science and Medicine . , Vol. 34((1))

[25] UNICEF. . 1990. . A Situational Analysis of Women and Children in Tanzania: an Overview . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania :

[26] Vuorella U.. 1992. . “‘The Informal Sector, Social Reproduction and the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women’. ”. In Tanzania and the IMF: The Dynamics of Liberalization . , Edited by: Campbell H. and Stein H.. Westview Press. .

[27] Wisner B.. 1992. . “‘Health of the Future/Future of Health’. ”. In 21^stCentury Africa: Towards a New Vision of Self‐Sustainable Development . , Edited by: Seidman A. and Anang F.. Trenton : : Africa World Press. .

[28] World Bank. . 1992. . Tanzania: AIDS Assessment and Planning Study . , Washington , DC : : A World Bank Country Study. .

[29] May. 1991 . United Republic of Tanzania, Teachers and Financing of Education . , May. , Washington , DC : : Population and Human Resources Division, Southern African Department. .