Corruption and cronyism in Uganda's privatization in the 1990s

Tangri, Roger; Mwenda, Andrew M.

doi:10.1093/afraf/100.398.117

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“…We investigate these conjectures in Uganda, which suffers from serious corruption (Tangri and Mwenda 2001). In 2010 it ranked 129th out of 178 countries in terms of perceptions of corruption according to Transparency International.…”

Section: Research Setting: the Ugandan Contextmentioning

confidence: 92%

Citizen preferences and public goods: comparing preferences for foreign aid and government programs in Uganda

2016

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Different theories about the impact of aid make distinct predictions about citizens' attitudes toward foreign aid in recipient countries. We investigate their preferences toward aid and government projects in order to examine these different theories. Are citizens indifferent between development projects funded by their own government versus those funded by foreign aid donors, as aid capture theory suggests? To address this, in an experiment on a large, representative sample of Ugandan citizens, we randomly assigned the names of funding groups for actual forthcoming development projects and invited citizens to express support attitudinally and behaviorally. We find that citizens are significantly more willing to show behavioral support in favor of foreign aid projects compared to government programs, especially if they already perceive the government as corrupt or clientelist or if they are not supporters of the ruling party. They also trust donors more, think they are more effective, and do not consistently oppose aid conditionality. This experimental evidence is consistent with a theory that we call donor control which sees donors asbeing able to target and condition aid so that it is not fungible with government revenues and thus to be able to better direct it to meet citizens' needs.

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Section: Research Setting: the Ugandan Contextmentioning

confidence: 92%

Citizen preferences and public goods: comparing preferences for foreign aid and government programs in Uganda

2016

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“…This anticipation was further reaffirmed by point 7 of his 10-point programme which emphasised government's commitment to eliminate corruption and misuse of power (Ruzindana 1997). Despite this, the literature continues to reflect Museveni's government as being highly corrupt (Tangri and Mwenda 2001;Amundsen 2006;Burnett 2013;Tangri and Mwenda 2013). Identical to his predecessors, he has ignored constitutional limits of his power and allowed police to deprive citizens of their basic rights and liberties.…”

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Corruption in Uganda: Does this Have Anything to Do with Social Work?

Wamara

2017

J. Hum. Rights Soc. Work

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This paper explores and discusses corruption in Uganda and explores the role of social work in addressing corruption. It notes that corruption is a form of social injustice and a major human rights violation. It deprives many citizens access to various essential services. The paper further notes that there is little or no social work interventions addressing corruption in the country. As such, it argues that this silence by social workers constitutes a negation of the profession's mandate and responsibility. The paper concludes by proposing various roles that social work may play to address this social ill.

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“…(20) Yet RHD remains the most common form of cardiac disease in children and young adults in Africa and a major public health concern. (16) It is the most preventable form of cardiac disease, though difficult to treat effectively without surgery, (13) which is expensive, generally unavailable, and involves high-cost prostheses; (20) it is also only a partial solution, especially in a [95][96][97][98][99] FIGUrE 1: Age pyramid: south Africa the South African age pyramid illustrates the classic prominent "youth bulge" of developing nations. the bulk of the population is under 25 years old, the age group most affected by the twin epidemics of acquired (rheumatic) and congenital heart disease.…”

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confidence: 99%