Essays about: "IMF. WOrld Bank. Structural adjustment programs"

Found 2 essays containing the words IMF. WOrld Bank. Structural adjustment programs.

1. 1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) & World BankStructural Adjustment Programs : Review study of adjustment-aid theory

   University essay from Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling

   Author : Jori Lahdenperä; Shehzad Humayoun; [2010]
   Keywords : IMF. WOrld Bank. Structural adjustment programs; Development economics; SAP; Structural adjustment; Poverty; Corruption;

   Abstract : Monetary funding to developing countries is today accompanied by so called “Structural Adjustment Programs” (SAPs) imposed by the IMF and the World Bank, consisting of economical policy reforms that the countries have to undergo in order to be eligible for loans. The impact of these adjustment loans is widely criticized due to the negative effects observed. READ MORE

3. 2. Poverty Reduction through the participation of the poor!? : A study of the Poverty Reduction Strategies in Uganda and Bolivia from a civil-society perspective

   University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

   Author : Erike Tanghöj; [2007]
   Keywords : Uganda; Bolivia; Poverty Reduction; Poverty Reduction Strategies; Participation; National Ownership; Civil-society;

   Abstract : The situation of the low developed countries has been on the agenda of IMF and the World Bank throughout the years. However, after the disastrous failure of the Structural Adjustment Programs, the two financial institutions left the ideas of 'one model fits all' and economic growth equals development. READ MORE