03609nam 2200637 450 991082561300332120210311111955.01-350-22372-71-78699-111-X1-78699-110-110.5040/9781350223721(CKB)4100000007009850(MiAaPQ)EBC5552723(OCoLC)1056951856(CaBNVSL)9781350223721(EXLCZ)99410000000700985020210311h20212018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUganda the dynamics of neoliberal transformation /edited by Jörg Wiegratz, Giuliano Martiniello and Elisa GrecoLondon, England :Zed Books,2018.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (409 pages)Politics and development in contemporary Africa1-78699-108-X 1-78699-109-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The state, donors and development aid -- Economic restructuring and social services -- Extractivism and enclosures -- Race, culture and commoditisation.For the last three decades, Uganda has been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Globally praised as an 'African success story' and heavily backed by international financial institutions, development agencies and bilateral donors, the country has become an exemplar of economic and political reform for those who espouse a neoliberal model of development. The neoliberal policies and the resulting restructuring of the country have been accompanied by narratives of progress, prosperity, and modernisation and justified in the name of development. But this self-celebratory narrative, which is critiqued by many in Uganda, masks the disruptive social impact of these reforms and silences the complex and persistent crises resulting from neoliberal transformations. Bringing together a range of leading scholars on the country, this collection represents a timely contribution to the debate around the 'New Uganda', one which confronts the often sanitized and largely depoliticized accounts of the Museveni government and its proponents. Harnessing a wealth of empirical materials, the contributors offer a critical, multi-disciplinary analysis of the unprecedented political, socio-economic, cultural and ecological transformations brought about by neoliberal capitalist restructuring since the 1980s. The result is the most comprehensive collective study to date of a neoliberal market society in contemporary Africa, offering crucial insights for other countries in the global South.Politics and development in contemporary Africa.Economic developmentUgandaNeoliberalismUgandaPolitical economybicsscUgandaEconomic conditions1979-UgandaEconomic policyUgandaPolitics and government1979-Economic developmentNeoliberalismPolitical economy338.96761Wiegratz JörgMartiniello GiulianoGreco ElisaWiegratz JörgMartiniello GiulianoGreco ElisaUKMGBCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910825613003321UGANDA654088UNINA