Underdevelopment in Uganda
Introduction: Underdevelopment takes place when resources are not used to their full socio-economic potential, with the result that local or regional development is slower in most cases than it should be. Furthermore, it results from the complex interplay of internal and external factors that allow less developed countries only a lop-sided development progression. Underdeveloped nations are characterized by a wide disparity between their rich and poor populations, and an unhealthy balance of trade.
According to J. H Alder, underdevelopment refers to a situation where the per capita income is low and it is possible to increase it by utilizing the resources of the country more properly. He also emphasized that, such an economy is characterized by a viscous circle of poverty (persistent poverty) due to low savings, low investment, low capital accumulation and then low incomes among others. On the other hands, some scholars have interpreted the term underdevelopment to mean “the process in which less developed countries are continuously losing resources to the developed countries through unequal exchange, brain drain”.
Uganda has witnessed many civil wars, this include; military coups like the 1971 by Amin against Obote, economic cranks like the 1972 economic war, clan and tribal conflicts among others. All these are the insight factors to the continuous underdevelopment of Uganda. In inert shell, most Africans countries are LDCs including Uganda and are underdeveloped due to internal and external factors which are associated with political, social, economics and cultural regimes of the country, and these factors if not addressed, shall lead to continuous underdevelopment of Uganda.
Uganda has continuously experienced underdevelopment due to economical, social, political and cultural factors which includes the following;
High population growth rate: The current population of Uganda stands at approximately 33 million people which shows an increasing trend since
According to J. H Alder, underdevelopment refers to a situation where the per capita income is low and it is possible to increase it by utilizing the resources of the country more properly. He also emphasized that, such an economy is characterized by a viscous circle of poverty (persistent poverty) due to low savings, low investment, low capital accumulation and then low incomes among others. On the other hands, some scholars have interpreted the term underdevelopment to mean “the process in which less developed countries are continuously losing resources to the developed countries through unequal exchange, brain drain”.
Uganda has witnessed many civil wars, this include; military coups like the 1971 by Amin against Obote, economic cranks like the 1972 economic war, clan and tribal conflicts among others. All these are the insight factors to the continuous underdevelopment of Uganda. In inert shell, most Africans countries are LDCs including Uganda and are underdeveloped due to internal and external factors which are associated with political, social, economics and cultural regimes of the country, and these factors if not addressed, shall lead to continuous underdevelopment of Uganda.
Uganda has continuously experienced underdevelopment due to economical, social, political and cultural factors which includes the following;
High population growth rate: The current population of Uganda stands at approximately 33 million people which shows an increasing trend since
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