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International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2016, Volume : 6, Issue : 10
First page : ( 166) Last page : ( 177)
Online ISSN : 2249-2496.

Bequest Distribution in Rural Household in Tanzania

Mchumi Isaack Michael

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Online published on 19 November, 2016.

Abstract

This paper examines distribution of bequest in terms of who receive bequests and when bequests are distributed in rural household in Tanzania. Descriptive and inferential method of analysis is employed to analyse data from 810 individuals gathered through structured questionnaire. It employs Chi-Square Test to infer the hypothesis that all family members receive bequests. Triangulation of data is done through focus group discussion and survey questionnaire. The data was collected in thirteen districts. Accordingly, results show that bequests are distributed to all children regardless of gender and age but depending on type of bequests both in-vivos transfers and intergenerational transfers exist.

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Keywords

Bequest, saving, in-vivos transfer, intergenerational transfer.

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