IMF and World Bank sponsored structural adjustment programs in Africa : Ghana's experience, 1983-1999 / edited by Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Konadu-Agyemang, Kwadwo, editor.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Ghana.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

This title was first published in 2001: Bringing together geographers, planners, political scientists, economists, rural development specialists, bankers, public administrators and other development experts, this volume questions the benefits of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs). It critically assesses the impact of SAPs from a wider perspective than a purely economic one, highlighting concerns about impacts of adjustments on the more vulnerable elements of society such as social welfare, the environment, labour, gender and agriculture. Revealing both the costs and benefits of the economic restructuring programme, the book also suggests alternatives to current development models, and how SAPs can be made more sustainable. An original and comprehensive addition to the collections of both students and practitioners of development.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-21041-X

1-351-80958-X

1-351-80957-1

9781315210414

OCLC:

1059258221