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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449682503321

Autore

Stewart Frances <1940, >

Titolo

Adjustment and poverty : options and choices / / Frances Stewart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

1-134-80371-0

1-280-15023-8

0-203-97640-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Priorities for development economics

Disciplina

338.9/0091722

Soggetti

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; List of diagrams charts and tables; Series editor's preface; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The impact of macro-adjustment policies on the incomes of the poor-a review of alternative approaches; 3 Meso policy choices and the poor; 4 Food subsidies: two errors of targeting; 5 Adjustment and social funds; 6 Structural adjustment policies and the poor in Africa; 7 The Latin American and Caribbean story; 8 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The oil crisis of the 1970's and the recession of the 1980's set in motion a chain of events which had particularly serious consequences for the developing countries. In this text, the author examines the major causes and results of the situation, focusing mainly on Africa and Latin America.