Uganda : A Review of the World Bank Jobs Portfolio

[摘要] In the past decade, Uganda has madesignificant progress in reducing poverty and sustaining higheconomic growth. However, Uganda still faces considerablechallenges that include poor infrastructure, weak publicservice delivery, low levels of human capital, andunderdeveloped institutions. This note analyzes jobs-relatedprojects in Uganda to identify focus areas and gaps in theportfolio in relation to country priorities mentioned in theWorld Bank’s country policy framework (CPF). The objectiveof this exercise is to understand how well the jobs agendais being implemented through lending operations and thetypes of targeted jobs outcomes. This note seeks toinfluence future investments and analytical work in thecountry and provide a baseline for further analysis on jobsin the World Bank and other donors’ portfolios.

[发布日期] 2019-12-31 [发布机构] World Bank, Washington, DC

[学科分类] 社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

[关键词] JOB CREATION;EMPLOYMENT;LABOR MARKET;WORLD BANK GROUP OPERATIONS;WORLD BANK GROUP PORTFOLIO