Adjustment and Poverty

The last decade has brought sharp adjustment and rising poverty for most of the developing world. Adjustment and Poverty: Options and Choices examines the major causes and results of this situation, including:*the relationship between structural adjustment and poverty;*the extent to which the situation was brought about by internal and/or external policies;*the impact of the IMF and World Bank on adjusting countries;*government tax and spending policies - with a particular focus on social sector spending;*the possiblity of better policies in the future.