Uganda's economic reforms : insider accounts / edited by Florence Kuteesa ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kuteesa, Florence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Uganda--Economic conditions--1979-.

Uganda.

Uganda--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986. Since then Uganda has consistently been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, leading to a substantial reduction in poverty. Its economic success has attracted considerable attention and has arguably had more influence on development thinking and on the international aid architecture than any other country. The HIPCdebt relief initiative, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the growth of budget support have all been s

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; 1. Overview of Ugandan Economic Reform since 1986; 1 Introduction; 2 The pre-reform period: 1986 to 1990; 3 The technocratic era: 1990 to 1995; 4 The poverty eradication period: 1995 to 2002; 5 2002 onwards; 6 Impact of economic reforms; 7 Conclusions; 2. Institutional and Political Dimensions of Economic Reform; 1 Background: the economy before 1986; 2 Institutions inherited by the NRM government; 3 January 1986 to mid-1987: starting out; 4 Mid-1987 to 1992: early reforms

5 1992 to 1995: establishment of fiscal discipline6 1995 to 2002: the poverty agenda; 7 Attachment to planning; 8 Impact of democracy; 9 Uganda Commercial Bank; 10 Conclusions: the role of President Museveni; 3. Exchange Rate, Fiscal, and Monetary Policy; 1 Introduction; 2 The two big reforms of the early 1990s; 3 Sustaining reform during the 1990s; 4 The evolution of macroeconomic policy during the 2000s; 5 Conclusions; 4. Public Service Restructuring and Pay Reform; 1 Introduction; 2 Restructuring and reorganization; 3 Pay reform; 4 Conclusions; 5. Tax Reform; 1 Introduction

2 Tax policy reform3 Tax administration reform; 4 Impact of the reforms; 5 Conclusions; 6. Planning and Development Budget Reform, 1990-1995; 1 Introduction; 2 Planning in the National Resistance Movement years; 3 1991 review of the planning system; 4 Reform of the planning system; 5 Impact of the reforms; 6 Conclusions and lessons; 7. The Poverty Eradication Action Plan; 1 Introduction; 2 The 1997 Poverty Eradication Action Plan; 3 First revision of the PEAP; 4 Second revision of the PEAP; 5 From the PEAP to the National Development Plan; 6 Lessons, challenges, and future prospects

8. Budget Reform and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework1 Introduction; 2 Evolution of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework; 3 The consultative budget process; 4 Other budget reforms; 5 Resource allocation and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework; 6 Did the MTEF facilitate a shift in sectoral allocations of the budget?; 7 Did the MTEF improve the predictability of the budget?; 8 Challenges in budget reform; 9 Conclusions; 9. Sector Wide Approach and Sector Working Groups; 1 Introduction; 2 Sector policy reform, strategic planning, and coordination; 3 MTEF and Sector Working Groups

4 Supporting changes in sector financing and donor coordination5 Sector reporting and review processes; 6 The maturing of SWAps; 7 Achievements and limitations of SWAps; 8 Conclusions; 10. Poverty Monitoring; 1 Introduction; 2 Mainstreaming of poverty issues in budgets and programmes; 3 Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy; 4 Technical issues in measuring poverty; 5 Poverty trends; 6 Reforms and developments behind the poverty trends; 7 Findings and conclusions; 11. Statistics Reform; 1 Institutional history of statistics development; 2 Major statistical programmes

3 Institutional arrangements

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-157223-3

1-282-38387-6

9786612383878

OCLC:

518384856