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1 online resource (45 pages) |
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IMF Working Papers |
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IMF Working Papers
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I. Introduction and Summary; Figures; 1. Per Capita Real GDP; II. The Stylized Facts of Uganda's Recovery; 2. Per Capita Real GDP Growth; 3. Average Real Per Capita GDP Growth in Developing Countries, 1990-2007; 4. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction; III. Economic Transformation; 6. Sectoral Composition of GDP, 1990/91 and 2005/06; 5. Per Capita Income and Growth; 7. Share of Industry and Services inTotal Output; 8. Share of Urban Population; 9. Indicators ofFinancial Deepening; 10. Savings and Investment; 11 Export Performance; 12. Trade Intensity in 1990 |
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13. Trade Intensity in 200514. Overvaluation; 15. Real Exchange Rate and Per Capita Income 1982-2005; 16. Dependency Ratio; 17. Trade and Current Account Blances; IV. Explaining the record; A. Fundamentals; Tables; 1. Indicators of Fundamental Country Attributes; 18. Life Expentency; 19. Institutions and Income in 1990; 20. Institutions and Income in 2005; 21. Infant Mortality and Per Capita Income; 2. Economic Potential and Initial Endowments; B. Openness; C. Policies; 22. Government Spending; 23. Selected Indicators for Uganda and Ethiopia; D. Globalization; D. Globalization; V. What next? |
| Summary |
Uganda has registered one of the most impressive economic turnarounds of recent decades. The amelioration of conflict and wide ranging economic reforms kick-started rapid economic growth that has now been sustained for some 20 years. But there is a strong sense in policy making circles that despite macroeconomic stability and reasonably well functioning markets, economic growth has not translated into significant structural transformation. This paper considers (i) Uganda's record of economic transformation relative to the high growth Asian countries and (ii) the contending explanations as to w |
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24. Private Investment in 1990 and 2005VI. Conclusions |
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Print version record |
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Industrialization -- Uganda
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Economic stabilization -- Uganda
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Economic development -- Uganda
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Economic development
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Economic history
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Economic stabilization
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Industrialization
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| SUBJECT |
Uganda -- Economic conditions -- 1979-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139280
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| Subject |
Uganda
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781451915426 |
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145191542X |
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