Uganda : the dynamics of neoliberal transformation / edited by Jörg Wiegratz, Giuliano Martiniello, Elisa Greco.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiegratz, Jörg, editor.

Martiniello, Giuliano, editor.

Greco, Elisa, editor.

Series:

Politics and development in contemporary Africa

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Uganda.

Economic development.

Neoliberalism--Uganda.

Neoliberalism.

Uganda--Economic conditions--1979-.

Uganda.

Economic conditions.

Uganda--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Uganda--Politics and government--1979-.

Politics and government.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xiii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2018.

Summary:

For the last three decades, Uganda has been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Globally praised as an 'African success story' and heavily backed by international financial institutions, development agencies and bilateral donors, the country has become an exemplar of economic and political reform for those who espouse a neoliberal model of development. The neoliberal policies and the resulting restructuring of the country have been accompanied by narratives of progress, prosperity, and modernisation and justified in the name of development. But this self-celebratory narrative, which is critiqued by many in Uganda, masks the disruptive social impact of these reforms and silences the complex and persistent crises resulting from neoliberal transformations. Bringing together a range of leading scholars on the country, this collection represents a timely contribution to the debate around the 'New Uganda', one which confronts the often sanitized and largely depoliticized accounts of the Museveni government and its proponents. Harnessing a wealth of empirical materials, the contributors offer a critical, multi-disciplinary analysis of the unprecedented political, socio-economic, cultural and ecological transformations brought about by neoliberal capitalist restructuring since the 1980s. The result is the most comprehensive collective study to date of a neoliberal market society in contemporary Africa, offering crucial insights for other countries in the global South.

Contents:

The state, donors and development aid

Economic restructuring and social services

Extractivism and enclosures

Race, culture and commoditisation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781786991096

1786991098

9781786991089

178699108X

OCLC:

1064693493