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This paper explains why there has been growth but not structural transformation through a focus on the organization and funding of Uganda’s ruling coalition. The authors explain how the ruling coalitions have been organized, how they have changed and, in parallel, how the economy has changed (or not). Productive entrepreneurs have nurtured their interests largely through personal and individualized ties with the ruling coalition. However, there are also more formalized government-business relations that may develop an environment friendlier to indigenous business than in the past.