1994
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.1994.tb00058.x
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Adjustment and Poverty: A Review of the African Experience*

Abstract: A bsfract: The social impacts of adjustment have received considerable research and policy attention in recent years. This paper is a review of recent studies on adjustment and poverty in Afirican countries. The ambition is to understand what determines the differences in outcomes in terms of the impacts on the vulnerable groups.Resunze: Les effets sociaux d'ajustement ont recu dans les annees recentes considerablement d'attention. Cet revu etudie I'ajustement et la pauvrete dans les pays africains. Le but est… Show more

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“…Prices paid to the rural farmers have increased and the delivery of agricultural commodities has improved. However, rising food and other prices as well as declining opportunities for employment in the formal sector have tended to have an adverse impact on both the urban and rural poor (Mlambo, 1997 SAJE v65(2) p268 1995; Stewart, 1995;Kayizzi-Mugerwa and Levin, 1994). Consequently, many of the countries now have social impact programmes as a part of their SAPs.…”
Section: Saje V65(2) P265mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Prices paid to the rural farmers have increased and the delivery of agricultural commodities has improved. However, rising food and other prices as well as declining opportunities for employment in the formal sector have tended to have an adverse impact on both the urban and rural poor (Mlambo, 1997 SAJE v65(2) p268 1995; Stewart, 1995;Kayizzi-Mugerwa and Levin, 1994). Consequently, many of the countries now have social impact programmes as a part of their SAPs.…”
Section: Saje V65(2) P265mentioning
confidence: 99%