Uganda : Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Post-conflict reconstruction is not new to the World Bank. In fact, the Bank's first loan was to the Government of France to rebuild the country after World War II. What is new, is the rapidly increasing number of post-conflict areas, and the enormity and complexity of rebuilding in each case. To better assist post-conflict areas in the future, the Bank is studying past experiences in dealing with post-conflict reconstruction. This volume represents one in a series. The other volumes discuss post-conflict reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador. Although the Bank played a significant role in assisting with post-conflict reconstruction in each country, the causes of state failure or collapse differ. Also different are the factors that influenced the initiation or resumption of Bank operations. This publication focuses on the World Bank's experience in Uganda.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

xi

Abbreviations and Acronyms

xiii

Summary and Lessons Learned

1

(16)

Main Strengths and Comparative Advantages: Stabilizing and Rebuilding the Economy

3

(2)

Partnerships with Other Donors, International Organizations, and NGOs

5

(2)

Rebuilding Human, Social, and Cultural Capital

7

(2)

The Bank's Institutional Arrangements

9

(1)

Implications for Monitoring and Evaluation

10

(1)

Summary of Main Findings of Individual Post-Conflict Case Studies

11

(6)

Evolution of the Conflict

17

(4)

Independence and the Obote Government, 1963--71

17

(1)

The Amin Era, 1971--79

17

(1)

The Obote II Administration, 1980--85

18

(1)

The National Resistance Movement, 1986 to the Present

19

(2)

The Bank's Role in Brief

21

(6)

Post-Conflict Reentry, 1979 and 1986

21

(3)

Lending for Recovery, 1986--97

24

(3)

The Bank's Role in Aid Coordination

27

(4)

The Bank's Relationship with Donors, NGOs, and the International Community

27

(2)

Information and Public Relations

29

(2)

The Bank's Role in Stabilizing, Reforming, and Rebuilding the Economy

31

(18)

The Legacy of Civil War and Its Economic Implications for Development Strategy

31

(1)

Effects on the Different Types of Capital

31

(6)

Effects on the Structure of Economic Activity

37

(1)

The Bank's Recovery Lending Program

38

(1)

Three Bank Adjustment Lending Interventions

39

(1)

Suggested Areas for Improvement in Bank Performance

39

(3)

Low Taxation: The Better Option for Post-Conflict Economies

42

(2)

The Five Negative Economic Costs of High Taxation in Post-Conflict Economies

44

(1)

The Bank's Role in Rebuilding Infrastructure and Economic Sectors

45

(4)

The Bank's Role in Rebuilding Human and Social Capital

49

(6)

Human Development

49

(3)

Governance, Transparency, and Civil Service Reform

52

(1)

Participation and Civil Society

53

(2)

Special Issues

55

(12)

The Bank's Role in Ongoing Conflict: Northern Uganda Reconstruction Project

55

(3)

Security, Demobilization, and Reintegration

58

(4)

Bank Evaluations and Findings

62

(3)

OED Evaluation of Economic Recovery Credits

65

(2)

Conclusions: Post-Conflict Lessons from the Uganda Experience

67

(8)

The Post-Conflict Context in Uganda and Implications for Bank Activities

67

(1)

The Bank's Overall Role and Comparative Advantage

68

(1)

The Bank's Role in Aid Coordination

69

(1)

The Bank's Role in Stabilizing, Reforming, and Rebuilding the Economy

70

(1)

The Bank's Role in Rebuilding Infrastructure and Economic Sectors

71

(1)

The Bank's Role in Rebuilding Human and Social Capital

71

(1)

The Bank's Role in Ongoing Conflict: Northern Uganda Reconstruction Project

72

(1)

Special Issues

73

(2)

Annex: List of Persons Interviewed

75

(2)

Endnotes

77

(2)

Bibliography

79

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