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

By Calvin A McDonald, Christian Schiller, Kenichi Ueda

December 1, 1999

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Calvin A McDonald, Christian Schiller, and Kenichi Ueda. Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1999) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

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.

Subject: Consumption, Expenditure, Income distribution, Income inequality, National accounts, Personal income

Keywords: Aggregate consumption level, Bottom expenditure quartile, Consumption, Expenditure measure, Food consumption, Government, Government expenditure policy, Higher-income country, Income, Income distribution, Income estimate, Income inequality, Income share, Personal income, Safety nets, Social expenditures, Structural adjustment, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

41
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Working Paper No. 1999/163
Stock No:

WPIEA1631999
ISBN:

9781451857917
ISSN:

1018-5941

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