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The Political Economy of Resource Mobilization for Social Development in Uganda

In: The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development

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  • Anne Mette Kjær

    (University of Aarhus)

  • Marianne S. Ulriksen

    (University of Southern Denmark)

Abstract

This chapter analyses how political economy factors affect revenue raising and social spending priorities in Uganda. The authors employ a theoretical framework based on the political settlement approach and fiscal contract theory, focusing on three arenas of revenue bargaining: tax reform legislation, the performance of revenue agencies, and social policy making. The chapter discusses the challenges to mobilizing resources for social development in Uganda. Revenue bargaining with citizens is limited, and hence compliance is low. On the spending side, social development concerns compete not only with other legitimate public policy areas for limited resources, but also with the allocation of resources for political purposes. These conditions make for a weak fiscal contract between the Ugandan state and Ugandan citizens.

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  • Anne Mette Kjær & Marianne S. Ulriksen, 2020. "The Political Economy of Resource Mobilization for Social Development in Uganda," Social Policy in a Development Context, in: Katja Hujo (ed.), The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development, chapter 11, pages 339-370, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:sopchp:978-3-030-37595-9_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37595-9_11
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