How Research Can Assist Policy : The Case of Economic Reforms in Uganda

Research has had a powerful impact on policy in Uganda, affecting the climate of opinion, improving the quality of the policy debate, and helping focus public policy and intervention on poverty reduction. Uganda s successful use of knowledge and research to help set public policy priorities demonstrates that even a poor post conflict country can, in a relatively short period of time, create an effective information base and feedback mechanisms for decision making.

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Main Authors: Mackinnon, John, Reinikka, Ritva
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank 2002-09-01
Subjects:ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, ALLOCATION, ANNUAL BUDGETS, ARID AREAS, ARTICLE, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BASIC SERVICES, BLACK MARKET, BLACK MARKETS, BRIBES, BROAD MONEY, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET CONSTRAINT, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, BUDGET SUPPORT, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, BUDGETARY REFORM, BUDGETING, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITATION GRANT, CASH CROPS, CASH FLOW, CASH-CROP, CENTRAL BANK, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CHILD NUTRITION, CIVIL SERVANTS, CONDITIONALITY, CONFLICT, CONSTRAINTS TO GROWTH, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CORRECTIVE ACTION, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, CURRENCY, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEBTS, DEVALUATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS, DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT, DOMESTIC MARKET, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION, EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURE TRACKING STUDIES, FARMERS, FARMING SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FISCAL ACCOUNTS, FISCAL ADJUSTMENT, FISCAL CONSTRAINT, FISCAL CRISIS, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL STANCE, FOOD CROP, FOOD CROPS, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD PRICES, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN INVESTORS, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS, HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH UNIT, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMMUNIZATION, IMPORT DUTIES, IMPORT TAXES, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME FROM CASH CROPS, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME TAX, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INEQUALITY, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTING, INVESTMENT RATES, INVESTOR PERCEPTIONS, LAND DISTRIBUTION, LAND POLICY, LAND REDISTRIBUTION, LAND REFORM, LAND RIGHTS, LAND SHORTAGE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL PROVISION, LEGAL REFORM, LEGAL SYSTEM, LEGAL SYSTEMS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL REVENUE, LOCAL TAXATION, LOCAL TAXES, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MALNUTRITION, MARKET PRICES, MARKET REFORMS, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONETARY DATA, MONETARY FUND, MONEY SUPPLY, MONTHLY TRANSFERS, NATIONAL ACCOUNTING, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NET PRESENT VALUE, OPEN ECONOMIES, OPEN ECONOMY, PARTICIPATORY METHODS, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT, PHYSICAL SECURITY, POLICY FORMULATION, POLICY RESPONSE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL INFLUENCE, POLITICIANS, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY DATA, POVERTY ERADICATION, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS, POVERTY STATUS, POVERTY-REDUCING PROGRAMS, PRICE DATA, PRICE STABILITY, PRIVATE CONSUMPTION, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PROGRAMS, PROMISSORY NOTES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, QUALITY OF LIFE, QUALITY OF SERVICES, QUANTITATIVE DATA, RATES OF RETURN, REAL EXCHANGE RATES, REALLOCATIONS, REFORM PROCESS, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, RETURNS, RURAL, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, SANITATION, SANITATION SERVICES, SECTOR POLICY, SECTORAL PLANS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TAX, TAX BASE, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAX LAW, TAX POLICIES, TAX POLICY, TAX RATES, TAX REFORM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL SPENDING, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, WAR,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/17591697/research-can-assist-policy-case-economic-reforms-uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16416
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