2018/8 Strukturanpassung

Lessons of structural adjustment

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G8 leaders in Cologne in 1999 .
Our view
– by Hans Dembowski

This time, they must get it right

In view of rising interest rates and growing debt levels, the lessons of past structural-adjustment policies are of great relevance
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Failed policies
– by Ndongo Samba Sylla

Descent into hell

In Africa, structural adjustment did not trigger fast growth, but had a contractive impact
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IMF
– by Carlos Albuquerque

Brazil's IMF experience

In similar settings, Brazil’s experience with the IMF was much better than Argentina’s
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Change of government
– by Afshan Subohi

Flamboyant icon of the past

In his first TV address as Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan did not comment on the most pressing challenges
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Economic policymaking
– by Salman Anees Soz, Hans Dembowski

Low-hanging fruit

In the early 1990s, India’s economic reforms triggered high growth rates for the long term
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Development strategies
– by Ndongo Samba Sylla

New paradigm needed

The root causes of African indebtedness are still the same
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