Urban Development Transitions and their Implications for Poverty Reduction and Policy Planning in Uganda

Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Hannington Sengendo and Shuaib Lwasa

No wp-2010-045, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Urbanization is one of the critical global trends shaping the future of humanity. At the same time, it has been argued that full development requires an urbanized environment. This paper attempts to examine and characterize the major phases of urbanization in Uganda and what this means for urban policy planning and poverty reduction in the country. Although the history of urbanization in Uganda is relatively young compared to other East African countries, the rate of urban development is reported to be one of the highest in the world.

Keywords: Rural development; Urban economics; Urban planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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