Challenge of Structural Adjustment in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

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This work analyzes recent economic performance in the Commonwealth Caribbean by examining the IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Package and its relation to the deteriorating economic and social conditions in this part of the world. Ramesh F. Ramsaran not only takes a critical look at structural adjustment as it has been applied in the Caribbean but also examines recent structural adjustment theory in general and some of its contradictions in practice.Ramsaran argues that if structural adjustment programs are to be effective with minimum social cost, their design must take into account the specific conditions of individual countries. This argument against the general application of policies and principles remains firm, despite the fact that international aid agencies in the 1980s did find general guidelines useful in particular situations. His analysis will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers in international and development economics and international finance and trade.

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Utgivningsdatum:1992-06-16
Mått:161 x 240 x 17 mm
Vikt:505 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275942090

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RAMESH F. RAMSARAN is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. Previously he served as a consultant to the World Bank and the African Caribbean Pacific Secretariat in Brussels. Dr. Ramsaran is the author of several books, including, United States Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (1985), and The Commonwealth Caribbean in the World Economy (1989).

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Preface Introduction The Background to the Economic Crisis in the 1980s and the Prospects facing Caribbean States Issues in the Reform of the Policy Framework Savings, Investment and Growth Trends and Determinants in Selected Caribbean Countries in Recent Years Further Aspects of the Public Finance Issues The Issue of Privatization The Exchange Rate Controversy Selected Issues and Problems in External Adjustments The Capital Transfer Problem Concluding Observations Appendix I: Trinidad and Tobago's First Letter of Intent (Nov. 16, 1988) to the IMF Appendix II: Trinidad and Tobago's Second Letter of Intent (March 14, 1990) to the IMF Bibliography Index