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Uganda's Flower Farms and Private Sector Development

2011; Wiley; Volume: 42; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01732.x

1467-7660

Mark Langan,

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Development and ChangeVolume 42, Issue 5 p. 1207-1240 Uganda's Flower Farms and Private Sector Development Mark Langan, Mark Langan is a Lecturer in Politics at Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests include ACP–EU ties, India–EU relations, moral economy, Aid for Trade, private sector development, governance states, and the 'post' Washington Consensus. He can be contacted at Sheffield Hallam University, Southbourne, Collegiate Campus, Sheffield S10 2BP, UK; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Mark Langan, Mark Langan is a Lecturer in Politics at Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests include ACP–EU ties, India–EU relations, moral economy, Aid for Trade, private sector development, governance states, and the 'post' Washington Consensus. He can be contacted at Sheffield Hallam University, Southbourne, Collegiate Campus, Sheffield S10 2BP, UK; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 October 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01732.xCitations: 11 The author would like to acknowledge the helpful comments of the anonymous referees on an earlier verson of this paper. In addition, he would like to thank Rorden Wilkinson, Sarah Bracking, Vijay Simha Pandrapragada, James Scott and Sarah Bromage for their insights and encouragement. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL ABSTRACT The European Union's (EU) pledge to assist private sector development (PSD) in the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states is a key pillar of its bilateral trade relationship with former colonies. It is this ostensible support to PSD that allows the EU to contend that its pursuit of market opening in ACP countries under Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) is not detrimental to human well-being in low-income countries, in spite of risks of import flooding and EU monopolization of emerging sectors. 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