Uganda's recovery: The role of farms, firms, and government

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Thirteen papers delineate the role of farms, households, firms, and government in Uganda's postconflict recovery and economic liberalization. Papers focus on reconstruction and economic liberalization (Paul Collier and Ritva Reinikka); exchange reforms, stabilization, and fiscal management (Mark Henstridge and Louis Kasekende); changes in poverty and inequality (Simon Appleton); rural households in terms of incomes, productivity, and nonfarm enterprises (Klaus Deininger and John Okidi); crop markets and household participation (Donald Larson and Deininger); the investment, profit, and risk involved in confronting competition (Reinikka and Jakob Svensson); productivity, exports, and firm responses to changing incentives (Bernard Gauthier); a quest for revenue and tax incidence (Duanjie Chen, John Matovu, and Reinikka); firms' experience with government corruption (Svensson); evidence from schools and health centers on recovery in the delivery of services (Reinikka); universal primary education (Simon Appleton); combating illness (Paul Hutchinson); and beyond recovery (Collier and Reinikka). Reinikka and Collier are with the World Bank. Index.

• Publisher: World Bank
• Host title: Regional and Sectoral Studies
• Place of publication: Washington, D.C.
• Publication date: 2001-01-01
• Language: English