Adjustment and poverty : options and choices /

Adjustment and poverty : options and choices /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stewart, Frances, 1940-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Description:	x, 243 p.
Language:	English
Series:	Priorities for development economics
Subject:	World Bank -- Developing countries. International Monetary Fund -- Developing countries. International Monetary Fund. World Bank. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Developing countries. Poverty -- Developing countries. Poverty. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Developing countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2346752

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ISBN:	0415091349 0415124360 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	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:<br> <br> the relationship between structural adjustment and poverty;<br> the extent to which the situation was brought about by internal and/or external policies;<br> the impact of the IMF and World Bank on adjusting countries;<br> government tax and spending policies - with a particular focus on social sector spending;<br> *the possiblity of better policies in the future.<br>
Physical Description:	x, 243 p.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0415091349 0415124360