Reconstructing income inequality in a colonial cash crop economy: five social tables for Uganda, 1925–1965
本文为乌干达1925-1965年构建了五张社会表并估算收入不平等，发现总体不平等较低且稳定，但非洲人与亚欧精英之间的收入差距以及非洲人内部不平等随时间上升，自给性收入是重要的平衡因素。
Abstract This study contributes to an expanding literature on historical African inequality, presenting five social tables and income inequality estimates for Uganda between 1925 and 1965. I find that income inequality was mostly stable and overall low compared to other African colonies. Decomposition reveals important underlying fault lines and shifts. Income gaps between the African majority and a tiny Asian and European income elite accounted for a large share of overall inequality. Over time, inequality among Africans increased. Income from self-provisioning was a major equalizer in Uganda’s economy, which was characterized by land abundance and widespread smallholder cultivation of labor-intensive export crops.