The challenge of pro-poor growth in Uganda

Uganda’s economic recovery, an African model, provides an insightful illustration of two growth periods: in the 1990s when strong growth was accompanied by poverty reduction, and more recently, when growth occurred at the same time as poverty increased. These divergent patterns in poverty performanc...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Barungi, Barbara, Zepeda, Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15776
Acesso em linha:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15776
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Poverty
pro-poor
Uganda
Descrição
Resumo:Uganda’s economic recovery, an African model, provides an insightful illustration of two growth periods: in the 1990s when strong growth was accompanied by poverty reduction, and more recently, when growth occurred at the same time as poverty increased. These divergent patterns in poverty performance can be explained in terms of both structural and policy factors, but on the whole, they underscore the need to have strong and sustainable pro-poor policies and institutions. (...)