Uganda : Policy, Participation, People

When the government of President Museveni assumed power in Uganda in 1986, it took over a shattered postwar economy. Market-oriented reforms led to a remarkable recovery. International Development Association (IDA) operations in Uganda initially ta...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2011697/uganda-policy-participation-people
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spelling okr-10986-97592021-04-23T14:02:47Z Uganda : Policy, Participation, People World Bank ECONOMIC RECOVERY GENDER BIAS SOCIAL CONDITIONS PARTICIPATORY PROCESS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GAPS AID COORDINATION DEBT RELIEF MACROECONOMIC REFORM POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BORROWER'S PARTICIPATION COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY CIVIL SOCIETY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LIBERALIZATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK GOVERNANCE STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION HIGHLY INDEBTED COUNTRIES ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCOUNTABILITY AVERAGE RATINGS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES CORRUPTION DEBT RELIEF EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL SECTOR HEALTH INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKETING PARTICIPATORY APPROACH PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY POVERTY POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TRENDS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL AREAS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY When the government of President Museveni assumed power in Uganda in 1986, it took over a shattered postwar economy. Market-oriented reforms led to a remarkable recovery. International Development Association (IDA) operations in Uganda initially tackled economic recovery, rehabilitation, and stabilization, then turned slowly to institutional and private sector development as the country stabilized. Since 1995, IDA has focused on poverty reduction and social progress. An OED (Operations Evaluation Department) assessment of IDA assistance to Uganda during 1987-99 found that IDA has excelled at policy dialogue, economic and sector work (ESW), and fostering participatory processes; had signal success in mobilizing resources and debt relief; and broadened the stakeholder dialogue on aid coordination. There is room for improvement, however, in some aspects of project implementation. The Bank and other donors were involved on a very high plane in Uganda, and important successes were achieved, partly because of the government's strong political leadership, its eagerness to learn from experience, its good use of technical assistance in core government agencies, and its recognition of the need to deepen its commitment and broaden the ownership of reform. 2012-08-13T09:27:59Z 2012-08-13T09:27:59Z 2002-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2011697/uganda-policy-participation-people http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9759 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 212 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Uganda
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topic ECONOMIC RECOVERY
GENDER BIAS
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GAPS
AID COORDINATION
DEBT RELIEF
MACROECONOMIC REFORM
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BORROWER'S PARTICIPATION
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY
CIVIL SOCIETY
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERALIZATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
GOVERNANCE
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
HIGHLY INDEBTED COUNTRIES ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCOUNTABILITY
AVERAGE RATINGS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
CORRUPTION
DEBT RELIEF
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
HEALTH INDICATORS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKETING
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY TRENDS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RURAL AREAS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL SECTORS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle ECONOMIC RECOVERY
GENDER BIAS
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GAPS
AID COORDINATION
DEBT RELIEF
MACROECONOMIC REFORM
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BORROWER'S PARTICIPATION
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY
CIVIL SOCIETY
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERALIZATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
GOVERNANCE
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
HIGHLY INDEBTED COUNTRIES ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCOUNTABILITY
AVERAGE RATINGS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
CORRUPTION
DEBT RELIEF
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
HEALTH INDICATORS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKETING
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY TRENDS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RURAL AREAS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL SECTORS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
World Bank
Uganda : Policy, Participation, People
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Uganda
relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 212
description When the government of President Museveni assumed power in Uganda in 1986, it took over a shattered postwar economy. Market-oriented reforms led to a remarkable recovery. International Development Association (IDA) operations in Uganda initially tackled economic recovery, rehabilitation, and stabilization, then turned slowly to institutional and private sector development as the country stabilized. Since 1995, IDA has focused on poverty reduction and social progress. An OED (Operations Evaluation Department) assessment of IDA assistance to Uganda during 1987-99 found that IDA has excelled at policy dialogue, economic and sector work (ESW), and fostering participatory processes; had signal success in mobilizing resources and debt relief; and broadened the stakeholder dialogue on aid coordination. There is room for improvement, however, in some aspects of project implementation. The Bank and other donors were involved on a very high plane in Uganda, and important successes were achieved, partly because of the government's strong political leadership, its eagerness to learn from experience, its good use of technical assistance in core government agencies, and its recognition of the need to deepen its commitment and broaden the ownership of reform.
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author World Bank
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title Uganda : Policy, Participation, People
title_short Uganda : Policy, Participation, People
title_full Uganda : Policy, Participation, People
title_fullStr Uganda : Policy, Participation, People
title_full_unstemmed Uganda : Policy, Participation, People
title_sort uganda : policy, participation, people
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2011697/uganda-policy-participation-people
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9759
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