ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the nature of business and government relations in Uganda. It explores the extent to which the public sector uses public policy and other means to influence the private sector's decision making and practices for the purpose of achieving economic development. The chapter provides a detailed description of the important role of both sides of this relationship with respect to corporate social responsibility and government regulation in Uganda. The political interference of the Government of Uganda included pushing the public owned joint venture partner to make new and expensive demands on foreign investors. The chapter argues that a collaborative and integrative arrangement that brings together government, business, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), or civil society organizations to formulate and implement industrial policy would foster the creation of an enabling environment for business promotion and economic growth in Uganda. Uganda has seen its regional trade grow steadily with its neighbors South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda.
