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The Missing Links - Uganda's Economic Reforms and Pro-Poor Growth
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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
Abstract This article illustrates changing growth regimes in Uganda from pro-poor growth in the 1990s to growth without poverty reduction, actually even a slight increase in poverty, after 2000.
Not surprisingly, we find that good agricultural performance is the key determinant of direct
pro-poor growth in... view more
This article illustrates changing growth regimes in Uganda from pro-poor growth in the 1990s to growth without poverty reduction, actually even a slight increase in poverty, after 2000.
Not surprisingly, we find that good agricultural performance is the key determinant of direct
pro-poor growth in the 1990s as well as lower agricultural growth is the root cause of the
recent increase in poverty. Yet after 2000, low agricultural growth appears to have induced
important employment shifts out of agriculture, which have dampened the increase in poverty.
We also assess the indirect way of pro-poor growth by analysing the incidence of public
spending and the tax system and find that indirect pro-poor growth has only been achieved to
a limited extent.... view less
Keywords
Uganda; poverty; economic growth; agricultural development; household income; inequality; combating poverty; East Africa
Classification
National Economy
Free Keywords
pro-poor growth
Document language
English
Publication Year
2004
City
Eschborn
Page/Pages
32 p.
Status
Postprint; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0