Uganda - Moving Beyond Recovery : Investment and Behavior Change, For Growth, Volume 1. Summary and Recommendations

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-08T19:29:40Z
dc.date2012-06-08T19:29:40Z
dc.date2007-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:07:46Z
dc.descriptionIn 2006 most of the people of Uganda, with the notable exception of those in the conflict-blighted Northern Region, enjoy a better quality of life and brighter opportunities in a stable and growing economy. Uganda's economy has bounced back beyond what could be regarded as recovery, with real incomes per person now exceeding the levels reached at Independence in 1962. The report structure is as follows: volume one synthesizes the conclusions from analysis in Volume two. In Chapter 1 of Volume two, emphasis is placed on understanding what drove past growth at macro and sector levels, and in particular, on how Uganda's firms and farms have evolved. Chapter 2 continues the retrospective of past growth in agriculture, the most important sector of the economy. The report provides a comprehensive review of growth trends in agriculture, using several data sources. The chapter provides fresh insights on recent trends in poverty and inequality. Chapter 3 presents growth diagnosis and it identifies short-term actions to remove emerging constraints to present and near-term future growth. Chapter 4 models alternative future growth paths and the impact o f alternative public investments on growth using a SAM-based CGE model. The analysis reveals there is little to be gained from 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' for example fixing infrastructure by reducing education financing. Chapters 6 and 7 return to the short-term priorities to remove binding constraints to growth, and put meat on the actions identified in Chapter 3 as being required in the financial sector (Chapter 6) and in infrastructure (Chapter 7). Finally, Chapter 8 ends by assessing the scope for an externally financed scale up of infrastructure.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7576
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/7576
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415445
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
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dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CARGO
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANKING REFORM
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBUDGETARY PROCESSES
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GROWTH
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEPOSIT
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOMES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC GOODS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFAIR TRADING
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectFARM INCOMES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUTURE GROWTH
dc.subjectGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORIES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH ENERGY
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectIMPORT COSTS
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINDIRECT COSTS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE SPREADS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FINANCING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RATES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RETURNS
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLARGE FIRMS
dc.subjectLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subjectLOWER INCOMES
dc.subjectMARKET ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectMARKET DEMANDS
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectOVERHEAD COSTS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION REFORM
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE CAPITAL
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROSPERITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL LINK
dc.subjectRAIL SERVICES
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAILROAD
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORK
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectRAPID DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectRAPID POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRENT SEEKING
dc.subjectRESETTLEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCE
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectRURAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS RATES
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOFT LOANS
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subjectTAX INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICIT
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUABLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWITHDRAWAL
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.subjectWORTH
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