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The study on Kakindo Village in Masindi District explores how state policies and interventions have shaped social differentiation within a rural Ugandan community. It traces the evolution of class structures from the colonial period through post-independence, showing how land ownership, access to agricultural inputs, and market opportunities were unevenly distributed, often reinforcing existing inequalities. The state played a central role in promoting capitalist agriculture, particularly through support for cash crops like cotton and tobacco, which benefited wealthier farmers while marginalizing poorer peasants. Development programs, cooperative societies, and credit schemes tended to favor those with prior resources and connections, deepening class divisions. Meanwhile, poorer households faced declining access to land, labor, and capital, pushing them into casual wage labor or subsistence farming. The paper highlights how state institutions—both colonial and post-colonial—acted not as neutral arbiters but as agents of class formation, often aligning with local elites. Ultimately, the study reveals that rural transformation in Kakindo was not a uniform process but one marked by increasing social stratification driven by state-led capitalist development.
The study on Kakindo Village in Masindi District explores how state policies and interventions have shaped social differentiation within a rural Ugandan community. It traces the evolution of class structures from the colonial period through post-independence, showing how land ownership, access to agricultural inputs, and market opportunities were unevenly distributed, often reinforcing existing inequalities. The state played a central role in promoting capitalist agriculture, particularly through support for cash crops like cotton and tobacco, which benefited wealthier farmers while marginalizing poorer peasants. Development programs, cooperative societies, and credit schemes tended to favor those with prior resources and connections, deepening class divisions. Meanwhile, poorer households faced declining access to land, labor, and capital, pushing them into casual wage labor or subsistence farming. The paper highlights how state institutions—both colonial and post-colonial—acted not as neutral arbiters but as agents of class formation, often aligning with local elites. Ultimately, the study reveals that rural transformation in Kakindo was not a uniform process but one marked by increasing social stratification driven by state-led capitalist development.
