The evolution of industry in Uganda
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Date
2014
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WIDER
Abstract
The paper looks at the evolution of industry in Uganda examining drivers and
constraints since the pre-colonial period in the 1940s to date. It is argued that the state played a
central role in industrialization during the pre-colonial and immediate post-colonial period. The
paper further looks at industrialisation during the liberal phase. The current structure, size and
distribution of industry are discussed in light of the laissez fair paradigm. The non-direct
interventionist policy to industrialization has not been adequate to propel industrial development
in Uganda. State withdrawal from direct involvement in industrial development was prematurely
done and should be revisited
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Keywords
Industry, Structure, Firm, Evolution, Size, Distribution, Policy
Citation
Obwona, Marios; Shinyekwa, Isaac; Kiiza, Julius; Hisali, Eria (2014) : The evolution of industry in Uganda, WIDER Working Paper, No. 2014/021, ISBN 978-92-9230-742-4, The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki, https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2014/742-4