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Overcoming the Limits of Institutional Reform in Uganda

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  • Lawrence Bategeka

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This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are 'best in class' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the reforms have been limited to these kinds of gains—producing new institutional forms that function poorly and yield limited impacts.

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  • Matt Andrews & Lawrence Bategeka, 2013. "Overcoming the Limits of Institutional Reform in Uganda," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-111, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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