Do World Bank and IMF policies work?
'This book presents a timely analysis, at once empirical, comprehensive and balanced, of the impact of structural adjustment policies in Pakistan. It is very important as the juggernaut of structural adjustment rolls across lagging countries, that we keep improving our empirical understanding o...
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Language: | English |
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'This book presents a timely analysis, at once empirical, comprehensive and balanced, of the impact of structural adjustment policies in Pakistan. It is very important as the juggernaut of structural adjustment rolls across lagging countries, that we keep improving our empirical understanding of what this is doing to economic growth, industrialization, indigenous capital formation, and human development. Dr. Khan's volume will serve as an indispensable resource for all students of the Pakistani economy.' - M.Shahid Alam, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780333733615, 1999. |
Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
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9780333733615 9780230373259 : 0230373259 : |
CLC: | F11-0 |
Contents: | Introduction PART I: TESTING HYPOTHESES Structural Adjustment Aid, Debt and Growth Devaluation and the Balance of Trade Financial Sector Reform Comparative Privatisation Experience: Employee and Private Ownership Structural Adjustment, Industrialization and Export Promotion PART II: ASSESSING IMPACT Structural Adjustment, Labour and the Poor Gender and Structural Adjustment Structural Adjustment and Health Trade Liberalisation and the Environment Structural Adjustment and Food Security Summary and Conclusion Index. |