Information on "Social Problems" and "Uganda"
January 2003
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2003
Urban Poverty in East Africa
Author: Philip Amis
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
The aim of this paper is to document and explain the changing nature of urban poverty in East Africa since 1970, in particular in the two cities of Kampala and Nairobi. More on «Urban Poverty in East Africa»
May 2002
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May 2002
How, When and Why Does Poverty Get Budget Priority? Poverty Reduction Strategy and Public Expenditure in Five African Countries
Author: Mick Foster, Adrian Fozzard, Felix Naschold, Tim Conway
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper synthesizes the key findings from case studies in Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda, to examine how public expenditure management has been linked to poverty reduction policy goals. More on «How, When and Why Does Poverty Get Budget Priority? Poverty Reduction Strategy and Public Expenditure in Five African Countries»
April 2002
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Apr 2002
How, When and Why Does Poverty Get Budget Priority?
Author: Mick Foster, Peter Mijumbi
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper explores the factors influencing the priority given to poverty within the budget process in Uganda and the effectiveness with which it is addressed. More on «How, When and Why Does Poverty Get Budget Priority? »
January 2002
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Jan 2002
An Overview of Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in Uganda
Author: John A Okidi, Gloria K Mugambe
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This paper highlights Uganda's main antipoverty programs and uses consumption expenditure data of panel households to characterize chronic poverty by tracking households' poverty statuses over time. More on «An Overview of Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in Uganda»
November 2001
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Nov 2001
Sector Wide Programmes and Poverty Reduction
Author: Mick Foster, Sadie Mackintosh-Walker
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper explores the effectiveness of sector wide approaches (SWAs) in poverty reduction in select developing countries. More on «Sector Wide Programmes and Poverty Reduction »
August 2001
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Aug 2001
Chronic Poverty and Disability
Author: Rebecca Yeo
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Disabled people are estimated to make up approximately 10% of any population and a higher proportion of those living in chronic poverty. More on «Chronic Poverty and Disability»
June 1999
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Jun 1999
Gender in the World Bank's Poverty Assessments: Six Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Ann Whitehead, Matthew Lockwood
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper provides an in-depth examination of poverty assessments from a gender perspective in four sub-Saharan African countries. More on «Gender in the World Bank's Poverty Assessments: Six Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa»
