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‘I Know My Rights, but Am I Better Off?’: Institutions and Disability in Uganda

Owens, Trudy; Torrance, Samantha

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Authors

TRUDY OWENS trudy.owens@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Samantha Torrance



Abstract

Uganda is internationally recognised for both its legal and constitutional provisions for people with disabilities, and the presence of disabled persons’ organisations that provide informal advocacy and support. Using a unique dataset of 579 Ugandans with physical disabilities, we develop a conceptual framework on social capital to investigate the factors correlated with knowledge of formal institutions that target disability. In examining whether this knowledge results in higher incomes we find that gender matters. A woman’s education and membership of external networks are correlates of knowledge; higher levels of this knowledge are associated with substantially higher levels of income.

Citation

Owens, T., & Torrance, S. (2016). ‘I Know My Rights, but Am I Better Off?’: Institutions and Disability in Uganda. Journal of Development Studies, 52(1), 22-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1081174

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 24, 2015
Online Publication Date Oct 9, 2015
Publication Date Jan 2, 2016
Deposit Date Nov 7, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal The Journal of Development Studies
Print ISSN 0022-0388
Electronic ISSN 1743-9140
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 52
Issue 1
Pages 22-35
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1081174
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/764133
Publisher URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2015.1081174
Additional Information This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Development Studies
on 9 October 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00220388.2015.1081174

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