244 Pages
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Routledge
255 Pages
by
Routledge
255 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume looks at the effectiveness of conditionality in structural adjustment programmes. Tony Killick charts the emergence of conditionality, and challenges the widely held assumption that it is a co-operative process, arguing that in fact it tends to be coercive and detrimental to development objectives. Through detailed case studies of twenty one recipient countries, he explores the key issues of:
* ownership
* role of agencies
* government objectives and the effects of policy.
The conclusion is that conditionality has been counterproductive to price stability, economic growth and investment.
List of tables, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 The practice and justification of conditionality, 2 What has adjustment conditionality achieved?, 3 Conditionality and adjustment in South-east Asia and Latin America, 4 The `ownership' problem, 5 The model, the research, some results, 6 Rewards, punishments and the influence of national politics, 7 Alternatives to conditionality, Bibliography, Works cited in the main text, Chapter 3 regional references, Index
Biography
Tony Killick
'... should be required reading... an excellent account of the failure of the current system of donor-assisted economic policy reform in developing countries.' - Political Studies
