The new core periphery relations in Uganda: Institutional responses in a globalising world. UPE focus research project, Kampala Urban Harvest CGIAR

The persistence of regional disparities within countries is a major policy concern confronting many governments in rich and poor countries alike. The benefits of globalization and growth have been felt unequally in the different regions in Uganda. Conceptualization of development patterns in the country largely focuses on the stark division between the relatively developed south and the underdeveloped northern region and this has raised concern over the development patterns of the peripheral areas. This paper attempts to address two questions; firstly, how significant have core periphery relations in Uganda been influenced by forces of globalization and how have institutional mechanisms responded to core periphery relations in the country? Secondly, how can resources inherent in the peripheries be used to (re)define the peripheries so that they can be integrated into the national and global economy? Government has tried to make efforts to turn the liabilities of peripheries into assets using various government inter‐sector interventions, such as the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) including; the Plan for the Modernization of Agriculture (PMA), the Road Sector Investmen