Uganda's recovery : the role of farms, firms, and government / edited by Ritva Reinikka, Paul Collier.

Contents

Map of Uganda
1. Introduction
Paul Collier and Ritva Reinikka
Post conflict Recovery and Macroeconornic Reforms
Households
Firms
Government
Sustainability and Lessons
References

Part I. Post conflict Recovery and Macroeconomic Reforms
2. Reconstruction and Liberalization: An Overview
Paul Collier and Ritva Reinikka
The Inheritance of Disorder
The Restoration of Peace
Growth Policies in the Context of the Post Conflict Economy
Economic Liberalization
Impact on Investment and Exports
The Role of Aid
Conclusions
References

3. Exchange Reforms, Stabilization, and Fiscal Management
Mark Henstridge and Louis Kasekende Exchange Reforms
Legalizing the Parallel Market and Exchange Rate Unification
The Achievement of Macroeconomic Stability
Planning and Implementing Fiscal Policy
Targets, Tradeoffs, and Costs in Macroeconomic Management
Conclusions
References

Part II. Household Responses and Constraints
4. Changes in Poverty and Inequality
Simon Appleton Changes in Mean Consumption Per Capita
Defining an Absolute Poverty Line for Uganda
Sectoral Decomposition of Poverty Changes
Summary and Conclusions
Annex 4.1. Methodology
References

5. Rural Households: Incomes, Productivity, and Nonfarm Enterprises
Klaus Deininger and John Okidi A Panorama of Rural Uganda
Intertemporal Changes in Household Income
Agricultural Productivity and Nonfarm Enterprises
Conclusions
Annex 5.1. Tables of Estimation Results
References

6. Crop Markets and Household Participation
Donald Larson and Klaus Deininger Market Participation in the Early 1990s
A Market Model for Community Trade
The Determinants of Market Participation
The Effects of Price Changes on Household Welfare
Are Crop Markets Developing?
Conclusions and Policy Implications
Annex 6.1. Calculating Household Welfare
References

Part III. Firm Responses and Constraints
7. Confronting Competition: Investment, Profit, and Risk
Rita Reinikka and Jakob Svensson Investment Response
Constraints to Investment
Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
Annex 7.1. Data and Estimation Results
Annex 7.2. Derivation of the Investment Equation References
8. Productivity and Exports.
Bernard Gauthier Trade Liberalization, Exports, and Productivity Enterprise Responses to Changing Incentives
Export Response
Conclusions
Annex 8.1. Productivity Measures
References
Part IV Government Performance from a Beneficiary Perspective

9. A Quest for Revenue and Tax Incidence.
Duanjie Chen, John Matovu, and Ritva Reinikka Revenue Trends and Tax Reforms
Method and Data for Tax Incidence Analysis
Tax Incidence on Households
Marginal Effective Tax Rate for Firms.
Cross-Border Comparison for Foreign Firms
Compliance and Tax Administration
Conclusions.
Annex 9.1. Household Incidence Analysis and the Concept of Welfare Dominance
Annex 9.2. Marginal Effective Tax Rate
Annex 9.3. Figures and Tables for Household Incidence and METR
References

10.The Cost of Doing Business: Finns' Experience with Corruption
Jakob Svensson the Data.
Incidence, Level, and Effects of Corruption
Case Studies
Conclusions
Annex 10.1. Ranking of Constraints and Payment of Bribes
References

11. Recovery in Service Delivery: Evidence from Schools and Health Centers
Ritva Reinikka Diagnostic Survey
Education and Public Spending
Health Care and Public Spending
Conclusions and Policy Changes
References

12. What Can We Expect from Universal Primary Education
Simon Appleton Access to Education Prior to the UPE Initiative
Returns to Education: Productivity and Labor Allocation Effects ... 378
Effects of UPE on School Quality.
Summary and Conclusions
Annex 12.1. Models
References

13. Combating Illness.
Paul Hutchinson Health Policy and Access to Services.
Burden of Disease.
Demand for Curative and Preventive Services
Conclusions and the Way Forward.
Annex 13.1. Data and Estimation Results
References

Part V Sustainability and Lessons
14. Beyond Recovery
Paul Collier and Ritva Reinikka
References
Appendixes A. Household Surveys
B. The Uganda Enterprise Survey
References
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Index

Includes bibliographical references and index.