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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (136 download)
Download or read book How Adjustment Programs Can Help the Poor: the World Bank's Experience written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lionel Demery
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821309568
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)
Download or read book The Alleviation of Poverty Under Structural Adjustment written by Lionel Demery and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study has identified a number of examples in which concerns about the alleviation of poverty have been given some practical expression in adjustment programs. Because most of these examples are of very recent origin, it is difficult to assess how effective they have been in helping the poor. First, one striking feature of the illustrations compiled is that they are invariably orderly or planned structural adjustment programs that have often been implemented with Bank assistance (Bolivia, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Thailand). Second, income distributions will inevitably change during adjustment. These changes are the principal incentives for resource reallocation, and without them the objectives of adjustment will not be realized. Third, the study highlights the advantages of interventions that increase the primary income claims of the poor. Finally, adjustment can act as a catalyst for policymakers to examine carefully the costs and benefits of their programs for the poor.
Author : Helena Ribe
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Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book How Adjustment Programs Can Help the Poor written by Helena Ribe and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience has proven that an orderly adjustment process designed to establish a new equilibrium growth path is indispensible for improving the longer-term position of the poor. Some adjustment measures can affect the poor adversely. The most common way of addressing the adverse impact of adjustment has been the implementation of targeted compensatory programs. Such programs can compensate those affected directly by adjustment or provide temporary employment or relief to the chronically poor. Changes in the design of adjustment programs can promote the longer-run interest of the poor, but have received relatively little attention. Appropriate design changes can help to foster pro-poor growth and enable reallocations of public expenditures in ways that support, or improve the efficiency of, programs that help the poor to take advantage of the emerging economic opportunities. Finally, appropriate design changes can target subsidies more effectively. Subsidies that have a large impact on the incomes of the poor, should not be reduced or eliminated unless alternative means of reaching the poor are introduced.
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ISBN 13 : 9780821311042
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Targeted Programs for the Poor During Structural Adjustment written by and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David E. Sahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521665131
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (651 download)
Download or read book Structural Adjustment Reconsidered written by David E. Sahn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 1998 study the authors isolate the effect of specific policy measures associated with adjustment programs in ten African countries.
Author : Ed Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135099529
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Structural Adjustment written by Ed Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Ann Harrison
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226318001
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Globalization and Poverty written by Ann Harrison and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, the percentage of the world’s population living on less than a dollar a day has been cut in half. How much of that improvement is because of—or in spite of—globalization? While anti-globalization activists mount loud critiques and the media report breathlessly on globalization’s perils and promises, economists have largely remained silent, in part because of an entrenched institutional divide between those who study poverty and those who study trade and finance. Globalization and Poverty bridges that gap, bringing together experts on both international trade and poverty to provide a detailed view of the effects of globalization on the poor in developing nations, answering such questions as: Do lower import tariffs improve the lives of the poor? Has increased financial integration led to more or less poverty? How have the poor fared during various currency crises? Does food aid hurt or help the poor? Poverty, the contributors show here, has been used as a popular and convenient catchphrase by parties on both sides of the globalization debate to further their respective arguments. Globalization and Poverty provides the more nuanced understanding necessary to move that debate beyond the slogans.
Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 9781557750136
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (51 download)
Download or read book The Implications of Fund Supported Adjustment Programs for Poverty written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1988-05-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a study that focuses on specific adjustment programs for limited periods and is aimed largely at analyzing the short-run implications of the policy measures. The longer run implications are also discussed whenever relevant, since much of the rationale for policies and many of the beneficial effects on the poor are likely to be realized over time. The study also notes any compensatory targeting measures oriented to the poor, together with their implications for the adjustment efforts and the political viability of the programs. These analyses may provide lessons for improving the design of future adjustment programs. The chapter also summarizes the sample countries and programs; and describes the methodology used in the study. The results of the study suggest that adjustment programs in general have important distributional implications. During the process of adjustment, it is inevitable that some social groups gain while others lose, particularly when adjustment is aimed at a shift in sectoral resource allocation.
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Download or read book Making Adjustment Work for the Poor written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document was written as part of the work undertaken under the Social Dimensions of Adjustment (SDA) Program in Africa. The program aims at thoroughly integrating social dimensions into economic and financial decision-making. To do so, it pursues several parallel tracks. 1) within each country a special institution building effort is being launched to strengthen national capability for policy analysis and project identification, preparation and implementation. 2) country-specific studies dealing with poverty alleviation and economic policy are being undertaken. 3) developing an adequate data base for analysis of social issues and formulating socioeconomic policy through monitoring surveys and integrated household surveys. 4) improving the understanding of the links among conceptual, empirical, and policy issues involved in the integration of social and economic policies and programs. This report deals mostly with the last track. The objective is to provide guidance to researchers and practioners in assembling and anlyzing the necessary data in order to achieve the objectives of the SDA initiative. It then explores the major policy issues that must be faced by governments to integrate social dimensions in the design of their structural adjustment programs and development plans.
Author : Frances Stewart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134803702
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Adjustment and Poverty written by Frances Stewart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : François Bourguignon
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Poverty and Income Distribution During Adjustment written by François Bourguignon and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adjustment programs will fail when they do not recognize the interdependence of the three criteria of efficiency, welfare, and political feasibility. These programs must be tailored to both the political and economic environments of each country.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309483980
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and healthy adults. Capable, responsible, and healthy adults are clearly the foundation of a well-functioning and prosperous society, yet America's future is not as secure as it could be because millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate economic resources for families with children compromises these children's ability to grow and achieve adult success, hurting them and the broader society. A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.
Download or read book Fund-supported adjustment programs and the poor written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: States that structural adjustment carries costs which often affect the already poor negatively. Highlights the importance of efforts to limit the adverse impact of adjustment, and mentions four aspects of existing IMF policies: supporting orderly balance of payments adjustment; supporting efforts of countries to assess the impact of policies and the development process on poverty and distribution of income; preparation of policy framework papers for arrangements under SAF to include social.
Author : Melissa Kearney
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815726473
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Policies to Address Poverty in America written by Melissa Kearney and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.
Author : Thomas J. Kelly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429760663
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book The Effects of Economic Adjustment on Poverty in Mexico written by Thomas J. Kelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999, this study seeks to explore the effects of economic adjustment and why the classical prescriptions for structural adjustment did not succeed in Mexico, or at best succeeded only partially. It asks why growth was retarded, not accelerated; inequality rose rather than fell; poverty increased rather than declined; informalization of the economy occurred rather than modernization. Mexico’s story needs to be better known and this book is a good place to begin, containing numerous insights and valuable lessons for analysts and policy makers alike.
Author : Mrs.Joslin Landell-Mills
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 9781557750211
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Helping the Poor written by Mrs.Joslin Landell-Mills and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1992-09-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses the IMF’s New Facilities for Structural Adjustment (SAF) for helping the poor. The first arrangement supported by the SAF was approved by the IMF’s Executive Board in August 1986. By the end of February 1992, 35 countries had already used resources under SAF arrangements and 19 under enhanced structural adjustment facility arrangements. For several of these, donors have used the policy framework paper as a basis for deciding their own loan commitments. It is hoped that the IMF’s part in the international effort to deal with the crisis in the poorest countries will make an effective contribution to improving their well-being in a sustainable way.
Author : Elaine Zuckerman
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Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Adjustment Programs and Social Welfare written by Elaine Zuckerman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it is difficult to isolate adjustment as the sole cause of deteriorating social welfare, what little evidence exists seems to indicate that adjustment makes some of the poor poorer, but the failure to adjust makes them even poorer. This paper describes how concern for the social impact of adjustment evolved and which income groups are most affected. It looks at how data to monitor the social effects of adjustment can best be obtained and which policy reforms have the most pernicious social impact. Finally, it describes measures to mitigate the social costs of adjustment which are feasible without diluting the main objectives of adjustment.
