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| Title: | The State of Dynamics of Social Policy Practice and Research in Uganda |
| Authors: | Manyire, Henry Asingwire, Narathius |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Periodical: | Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080) |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 75-83 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Uganda East Africa |
| Subjects: | social policy Bibliography/Research Development and Technology Politics and Government sociology government policy Economic equity social research |
| Abstract: | For some time there has been concern in Uganda about the role of social policy in the process of national development. The living standards of the vast majority of Ugandans is declining, little or no attention is given to the maintenance of the basic social infrastructure, and government authorities appear to be preoccupied with economic development to the exclusion of sociocultural considerations. The key players in the making and delivery of social services in Uganda include various government ministries and departments, local and international NGOs, including churches and mosques, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and, of late, local communities. Most of the social policy interventions they initiate are either residual, institutional or community-based. Most see social policy as simply the provision of social services. Equity as a principle of social policy is often compromised. The influence of external agencies on the social policy process, notably through funding, is considerable. Social policy research is hampered, amongst others, by financial constraints and flaws in the ways in which social policy research knowledge is disseminated. Bibliogr., sum. |
