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dc.contributor.advisorJennifer Davis.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKang, Alice H., 1976-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.coverage.spatialf-ug---en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-09T21:18:59Z
dc.date.available2011-12-09T21:18:59Z
dc.date.copyright1999en_US
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67526
dc.descriptionThesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1999.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaf 71).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe rapid proliferation of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) has become an increasingly important factor for economic growth in less developed countries. In Uganda, the micro and small enterprise sector has been particularly successful in providing employment opportunities for rural populations. As a result, the Government of Uganda has implemented policy initiatives designed to encourage their sustained development. In order to evaluate some of the policies that have been drafted by the government, survey work was carried out in two secondary towns of Uganda, Wobulenzi and Lugazi, in order to better characterize the enabling environment of MSEs and to study the effects of better water infrastructure provision on firm productivity. The empirical evidence obtained suggests that individuals are able to easily enter into the MSE sector but that firms are highly constrained once established, and therefore, unable to grow. Some of the most significant obstacles to growth for the MSEs surveyed are the taxation system, the limited access to financing and an unreliable electricity supply. It has also been found that the provision of piped water infrastructure in Wobulenzi has had a significant effect on the productivity of these micro and small enterprises. However, much must still be learned about these MSEs and their constraints to growth in order for government intervention to prove to be successful.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Alice H. Kang.en_US
dc.format.extent71 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectUrban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.titleConstraints to micro and small enterprise growth in Uganda : implications for developmenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.C.P.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
dc.identifier.oclc44043786en_US


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