Foreign consumer goods and local goods production in Mukono district, Uganda:
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2015-10
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
The study on “foreign consumer goods and local goods production” was carried out in
Mukono district, Uganda. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of the
influx of foreign consumer goods on production level of local goods in Mukono district,
Uganda. The research objectives included: 1) determine the level of foreign consumer
goods; 2)determining the levels of local goods production; 3) and determining the
relationship between levels of foreign consumers goods and levels of local goods
production in Mukono district, Uganda. The study involved 141 respondents of which
53.2% were males and 46~8% were females. The study used simple random sampling
technique to select the local traders and consumers. Purposive sampling method was
used to determine customs officials, and local producers. On the levels of foreign
consumer goods in Mukono district, the study concluded that foreign consumer goods
still dominate Mukono markets. On production level of local goods, the study concluded
that local goods are still poorly produced, they are poorly perceived by the local
customers as inferior goods, the goods are expensive and are poorly supplied in
Mukono district. On the relationship between levels of foreign consumer goods and
levels of local goods production in Mukono district, the study revealed that there is a
positively significant relationship between levels of foreign consumer good and the
levels of local goods production. The study further concluded that the government
should avial financial services to SMEs, protect indigenous firms, waive taxes on local
products, change public perception, and encourage merging of small scale firm. The
research recommended that the government employ some laws to protect the local
consumers and that there should be some restrictions on the importation of goods,
among others.
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a thesis submitted to the college of higher degrees and research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of master’s in business administration international business of Kampala international university Uganda.
Keywords
consumer goods, Mukono district, local goods