Structural Adjustment And The Environment

by David Reed

Overview

A publication having a provocative avocation, as does this book, is possible only with the support and sharp minds of many dedicated professionals. Contributions from colleagues on five continents enabled this research endeavor to mature from an urgent although poorly formulated idea some three years ago to a serious study of the environmental impacts of policy-based lending. It is nothing short of a privilege to have benefited from the dedication and support of so many gifted colleagues who helped steer this study through methodological, political, and logistical thickets of many kinds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367289003
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2019
Pages:	209
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Reed

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments — Foreword — Introduction — 1. The Structural Adjustment Experience of the 1980s — 2. Diverging Views on the Adjustment Decade — 3. Case Study for C6te d'Ivoire — 4. Case Study for Mexico — 5. Case Study for Thailand — 6. Conclusions — 7. Recommendations — Annex A: Methodologies Used in the Analysis of Macroeconomy-Environmental Links — Annex B: Summary Tables — Bibliography.

Editorial Reviews

During the 1980s the World Bank loaned over $28.5 billion for structural adjustment programs in developing countries. This volume, produced by the World Wide Fund for Nature, explores the results of these programs and arrives at the disturbing conclusion that structural adjustment lending has failed both to protect the environment and to achieve sustainable development. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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