The Developmental State Perspective: Relevance for Uganda’s Post-Independence Political Economic Crises

Abstract

The paper discusses Uganda's political and economic circumstances while providing lessons from the viewpoint of a

developing state. It takes into account the decolonization phase that followed independence and explains why

Uganda, like other newly industrialized nations, never took the developmental state path as a means of quick and

simple development. On the other hand, did Uganda still achieve the same results as nations like Malaysia and

Taiwan, for example, or was there a lag that may have been caused by the developmental state perspective that was

adopted by nations like those of East Asia, which are now regarded as states that perform like miracles. Uganda's

triumph in gaining independence occurred in a highly challenging political and economic situation, hence from this

point forward. Since (October 9, 1962), the state has gone through a number of crises, the effects of which cannot be

overstated. This perspective as worked for countries especially the East Asian states however,the adoption of the

same perspective in Africa has been questioned and there is even a debate as to whether the absence of the same is

what accounts for our development statuses in Africa or not.