Structural adjustment : theory, practice and impacts

Author(s)

• Mohan, Giles

Bibliographic Information

Structural adjustment : theory, practice and impacts

Giles Mohan, ... [et al.]

Routledge, 2000

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [191]-211

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780415125215

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.

Table of Contents

Preface and Prospectus Section 1: Histories and Theories of Adjustment Introduction 1. The Long Road to Structural Adjustment Alfred B. Zack-Williams with Ed Brown and Giles Mohan 2.What is Structural Adjustment? Bob Milward Section 2: Adjustment in Practice Introduction 3. The Macroeconomic Impact of Structural Adjustment Lending Bob Milward 4. Social Consequences of Structural Adjustment Alfred Zack-Williams 5. Contested Sovereignty and Democratic Contradictions: The Political Impacts of Adjustment Giles Mohan 6. The Environmental Aspects of Adjustment? Giles Mohan Section 3: Alternatives to Adjustment Introduction 7. Tinkering with the System: Adjusting Adjustment Ed Brown 8.The Search for More Radical Alternatives Ed Brown 9. Social Movements, the State and Civil Society Ed Brown Bibliography

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415125222

Description

Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) are an important feature of contemporary development, yet they are often evaluated in the terms set out by lenders themselves, ignoring the wider implications of SAPs. Structural Adjustment attempts to situate SAPs in a wider development context featuring case material from the UK, USA, Ghana, Mexico, India, Jamaica, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Mali, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone, the book addresses SAPs in the lenders' terms, before addressing macro-economic issues, the impacts on social groups, and the impact upon welfare policies such as education and health. Beyond economic analysis, the role of the state in the process, the impact of these programmes on services and the environment are also analysed.

Table of Contents

Preface and Prospectus Section 1: Histories and Theories of Adjustment Introduction 1. The Long Road to Structural Adjustment Alfred B. Zack-Williams with Ed Brown and Giles Mohan 2.What is Structural Adjustment? Bob Milward Section 2: Adjustment in Practice Introduction 3. The Macroeconomic Impact of Structural Adjustment Lending Bob Milward 4. Social Consequences of Structural Adjustment Alfred Zack-Williams 5. Contested Sovereignty and Democratic Contradictions: The Political Impacts of Adjustment Giles Mohan 6. The Environmental Aspects of Adjustment? Giles Mohan Section 3: Alternatives to Adjustment Introduction 7. Tinkering with the System: Adjusting Adjustment Ed Brown 8.The Search for More Radical Alternatives Ed Brown 9. Social Movements, the State and Civil Society Ed Brown Bibliography

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Details

• NCID: BA45818847
• ISBN:
  • 0415125219
  • 0415125227
• LCCN: 99048397
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 215 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 338.9
  • NDC9 : 332.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Structural adjustment (Economic policy)