Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda

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Volume/Issue:: 1999/163
Series:: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):: Calvin McDonald, Christian Schiller, and Kenichi Ueda
Publisher:: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:: December 1999
DOI:: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451857917.001
ISBN:: 9781451857917
ISSN:: 1018-5941
Page:: 41

Inequality in Uganda rose during 1989–95, although this rise moderated in 1993–95. In 1993–95, real food consumption became more equal. Regional and urban-rural disparities in income and variations in income accruing to individuals with different educational levels principally explain “between group inequality.” While informal safety nets appear to work for Ugandan middle-class families, a lack of mutual insurance among poor production workers and farmers accentuates the inequality trends. An expansion of formal safety nets would help this segment of the population. The intrasectoral allocation and benefit incidence of expenditures on education and health can be improved to reduce inequality.

Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda

Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda

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Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda

Author(s):: Calvin McDonald, Christian Schiller, and Kenichi Ueda
Published Date:: December 1999

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Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda

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