Adjustment and Poverty

Options and Choices

Frances Stewart author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:14th Sep '95

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The last decade has brought sharp adjustment and rising poverty for most of the developing world. Adjustment and Poverty: Options and Choices examines the major causes and results of this situation, including:

*the relationship between structural adjustment and poverty;
*the extent to which the situation was brought about by internal and/or external policies;
*the impact of the IMF and World Bank on adjusting countries;
*government tax and spending policies - with a particular focus on social sector spending;
*the possiblity of better policies in the future.

ISBN: 9780415124362

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

256 pages