Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts
Ed Brown
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Description for Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts
paperback. Explores the wider implications and impacts of Structural Adjustment Programmes in a development context. The book addresses macro-economic issues, the impacts on social groups, welfare polices and the environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KCP; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) are an important feature of contemporary development, yet they are often evaluated in the terms set out by lenders themselves, ignoring the wider implications of SAPs.
Structural Adjustment attempts to situate SAPs in a wider development context featuring case material from the UK, USA, Ghana, Mexico, India, Jamaica, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Mali, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone, the book addresses SAPs in the lenders' terms, before addressing macro-economic issues, the impacts on social groups, and the impact upon welfare policies such as education and health. Beyond economic analysis, the role of the state in the process, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415125222
SKU
V9780415125222
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99-1
About Ed Brown
Brown, Ed; Milward, Bob; Mohan, Giles; Zack-Williams, Alfred B.
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