Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts

by Ed Brown, Bob Milward, Giles Mohan, Alfred B. Zack-Williams

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415125215
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/10/2000
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brown, Ed; Milward, Bob; Mohan, Giles; Zack-Williams, Alfred B.

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

Editorial Reviews

"Overall," Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts is an impressive piece of scholarly work. The book was well conceptualized, well structured, well written, and very accessible. The book is not only an important addition to the large compendium of literature on SAP's, but more than most others it provides the full history of these programs and a more in-depth analysis of SAP's... "Economic Geography April 2002 ."

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