Uganda's Recovery : The Role of Farms, Firms, and Government

This book consists of series of studies written by a range of specialists who analyze the responses of private sector agents--households, farms, and firms--and of the government of Uganda itself, to the macroeconomic and structural reforms implemented since the late 1980s in a society recovering from a traumatic civil conflict. The importance of this line of inquiry cannot be underestimated because the success or failure of market-oriented reforms depends crucially on just how private sector agents are able to respond to incentives and opportunities created by the reforms. The analysis in this book draws on quantitative data derived from a series of household surveys and from surveys of firms conducted in the 1990s and more recently in 1999/2000. The household surveys permit analysis of the evolution of income, expenditures, and poverty during this period. The impact of reforms on rural factor markets, on crop and livestock production decisions, and on firms' investment decisions are also among the issues researched in this report. While this report praises Uganda's achievements where warranted, it provides an objective assessment of the reforms and does not shy away from identifying areas where policy mistakes were made. It points out where major weaknesses still exist, notably, public sector corruption, the still poor enforcement of contracts, and the deficiencies in the physical infrastructure.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Reinikka, Ritva, Collier, Paul
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2001-03
Subjects:	AGGREGATE SPENDING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, ANTICORRUPTION, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CASE STUDIES, CIVIL CONFLICT, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, CORRUPTION, DATA COLLECTION, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING WORLD, DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS, DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DECLINE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMIC REFORM, ECONOMIC REFORMS, ECONOMIC STUDIES, ECONOMIC WELFARE, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, ESTIMATION RESULTS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORTS, FARMS, FINANCIAL ASSETS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOREIGN AID, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN INVESTORS, GDP, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH POLICIES, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTERS, HIGH GROWTH, HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOR, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITIES, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCREASED INEQUALITY, INFLATION, INHERITANCE, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INVESTMENT RATES, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LIQUIDITY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOW INFLATION, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MACROECONOMIC REFORMS, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MEAN CONSUMPTION, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS, PER CAPITA INCOMES, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY CHANGES, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY INITIATIVES, POLICY REFORMS, POLICY RESEARCH, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY CHANGES, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRICE CHANGES, PRICE DIFFERENCES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, PRODUCTIVE SECTORS, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROFIT RATE, PUBLIC DOMAIN, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, QUALITATIVE DATA, QUANTITATIVE DATA, REDUCING COSTS, REDUCING POVERTY, REFORM PROGRAM, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, SAVINGS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT REFORMS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, SUSTAINABLE POVERTY, TAX RATES, TAX REFORMS, TAX REGIME, TAX REVENUE, TAXATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE POLICY, TRADE REFORMS, TRADEOFFS, URBAN AREAS, VALUE ADDED, WEALTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047463/ugandas-recovery-role-farms-firms-government https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13850
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