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Uganda in the 1970s and early 1980s was one of Africa's more tragic economic stories. Emerging from civil war, it had to embark on reform in the early to mid-1980s from a position of severe political weakness. In the study, the effects of economic policy at the aggregate level are discussed in detail, but 'snapshot' empirical analyses of responses at the household level, both urban and rural, are also presented. Uganda was for many years considered to be Africa's 'worst case'; its recent recovery thus provides hope for similar countries in the region.
About the author
ARNE BIGSTEN is currently Professor of Development Economics, Gothenburg University and visiting researcher at the University of Nairobi and the University of Oxford. He has undertaken projects for the World Bank, United Nations, ILO, SIDA and the Swedish Ministry of Labour, researching income distribution and development growth, rural development, trade, aid, and economic policy, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Zambia. He is the author or editor of thirteen books and numerous articles in these areas. He is associate editor of the Journal of African Economies.
STEVE KAYIZZI-MUGERWA is an Associate Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at Gothenburg University and a consultant for the World Bank and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. He is the author of over 20 articles and chapters to books on development issues in Africa.
STEVE KAYIZZI-MUGERWA is an Associate Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at Gothenburg University and a consultant for the World Bank and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. He is the author of over 20 articles and chapters to books on development issues in Africa.
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