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Social implications of structural adjustment programmes in Africa
Author: Social implications of structural adjustment programmes in Africa
Author: IMF and World Bank Sponsored Structural Adjustment Programs in Africa
Author: Kwadwo Konadu-AgyemangPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351809571
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This title was first published in 2001: Bringing together geographers, planners, political scientists, economists, rural development specialists, bankers, public administrators and other development experts, this volume questions the benefits of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs). It critically assesses the impact of SAPs from a wider perspective than a purely economic one, highlighting concerns about impacts of adjustments on the more vulnerable elements of society such as social welfare, the environment, labour, gender and agriculture. Revealing both the costs and benefits of the economic restructuring programme, the book also suggests alternatives to current development models, and how SAPs can be made more sustainable. An original and comprehensive addition to the collections of both students and practitioners of development.
Structural Adjustment
Author: Ed BrownPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135099529
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts examines the problems associated with Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and reveals the damaging impacts they can have. The book looks at how the debt crisis of the 1970's forced developing countries to seek external help and then reviews what constitutes as a standard adjustment programme, detailing the political, economic, social and environmental impacts of SAPs. The final section draws together theories and political responses and presents a case for alternatives to the programmes.
Our Continent, Our Future
Author: P. Thandika MkandawirePublisher: IDRC
ISBN: 155250204X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.
The Social Implications of Structural Adjustment Programmes in Africa
Author: Nigel HallPublisher:
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Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Structural Adjustment, Reconstruction and Development in Africa
Author: Kempe Ronald HopePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429686757
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
First published in 1997, this volume is intended to make a contribution to both the literature and the contentious debate on the relationship between structural adjustment and reconstruction and development in Africa, as seen from the multidisciplinary perspective of academics and practitioners working in Africa on African development problems and issues. The implementation of structural adjustment in Africa has spawned a considerable, and still on-going, debate with vociferous advocates on both sides of the issue, particularly with respect to the efficacy of structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) as an antidote to Africa’s development crisis. This book contributes to that debate with a rich mixture of analytical views and ideas covering a wide range of countries and sectors on the role and impact of structural adjustment programmes on the process of reconstruction and development in Africa.
Structural Adjustment
Author: Bloomsbury PublishingPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1848130856
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Structural adjustment programmes are the largest single cause of increased poverty, inequality and hunger in developing countries. This book is the most comprehensive, real-life assessment to date of the impacts of the liberalisation, deregulation, privatisation and austerity that constitute structural adjustment. It is the result of a unique five year collaboration among citizens' groups, developing country governments, and the World Bank itself. Its authors, the members of the Structural Adjustment Participatory Review International Network (SAPRIN), reveal the practical consequences for manufacturing, small enterprise, wages and conditions, social services, health, education, food security, poverty and inequality. The stark conclusion emerges: if there is to be any hope for meaningful development, structural adjustment and neoliberal economics must be jettisoned.
The Impact of Structural Adjustment on the Population of Africa
Author: Aderanti AdepojuPublisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Structural Adjustment and Beyond in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Rolph van der HoevenPublisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Cloth Edition. Much has been learned about the need to modify structural adjustment policies and to apply them in appropriate ways. This book brings together the theory of researchers and the practical experience of policymakers.
