Advancing research excellence for governance and public policy in Africa PASGR Working Paper 009 The PoliƟcs of PromoƟng Social ProtecƟon in Uganda: A Case of the Cash Transfer Scheme for Elderly People Angucia, Margaret Uganda Martyrs University Katusiimeh, Mesharch W. Makerere University Business School May, 2015 This report was produced in the context of a mul‐country study on the ‘Polical Economy Analysis of So‐ cial Protecon Policy Uptake in Africa’, generously supported by the UK Department for Internaonal De‐ velopment (DFID) through the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR). The views herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those held by PASGR or DFID. Author contact informaƟon: Prof. Margaret Angucia Uganda Martyrs Univesrity
[email protected] Angucia, M., & Katusiimeh, M. W. (2015). The PoliƟcs of PromoƟng Social ProtecƟon in Uganda: A Case of the Cash Transfer Scheme for Elderly People. Partnership for African Social and Governance Research Working Paper No. 009, Nairobi, Kenya. ©Partnership for African Social & Governance Research, 2015 Nairobi, Kenya
[email protected] www.pasgr.org ISBN 978‐9966‐087‐13‐3 Contents List of tables ............................................................................................................................ iii Figures .................................................................................................................................... iii Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................