Assesses the effects of the structural adjustment programmes and economic liberalization in Africa.
The editors conclude that little development has actually occurred during the era of structural adjustment, with a general contraction in per capita economic growth. There has also been a deterioration in the position of the worst-off economic groups, especially women. Other findings of the study include: population increases at levels ahead of growth, which have increased pressures on resources, from land and water to state-provided services and human labour; increased vulnerability to recession, famine and disease; and the claim by some critics that the programmes themselves have contributed to the growing crisis.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780852551523
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-85255-152-3
- Verlag: James Currey
- Erscheinungstermin: 01.01.1996
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 1996
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Print PDF
- Gewicht: 688 g
- Seiten: 448
- Format (B x H x T): 153 x 232 x 34 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt