Structural adjustment in sub-Saharan Africa

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Structural adjustment in sub-Saharan Africa

Robert Lensink

Longman, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-140) and indexes

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Since the 1980s the World Bank and the IMF have linked development assistance in Africa to the acceptance of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs). Controversy has surrounded the SAPs since their development, not least because of the high social costs involved in operating the programmes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction and survey 2. A macroeconomic outline of Africa 3. The causes of the crisis 4. The IMF: structure, credit facilities and theoretical framework 5. The World Bank: structure, credit facilities and theoretical framework 6. Structural adjustment programmes by the IMF and the World Bank 7. The economic results of the structural adjustment programmes 8. Adjustment programmes, social relations and the environment 9. Conclusion

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