Author: Pitou van Dijck Publisher: Purdue University Press ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 312
Book Description
"Eleven essays, plus editor's introduction and conclusion analyze the benefits and shortcomings of the neoliberal reform program, New Economic Policy (NEP). Authors examine economic and social transition caused by NEP's framework of rules, and the changed relationship between central government and market. Empirical essays discuss specific dimensions of the NEP and the transition process since 1985"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Author: Lionel Demery Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 9780821309568 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
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: Rob Vos Publisher: ISBN: Category : Bolivia Languages : en Pages : 31
Book Description
Using household survey data, this paper analyzes how and to what extent economic reforms, which began in Bolivia in 1985, have made an impact on living conditions of the Bolivian population between 1985 and 1995.
Author: Julius Spatz Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3540376496 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 185
Book Description
Fueled by the ongoing debate about the distributive effects of the Washington Consensus, the dynamics of poverty and inequality have returned to the center of attention of academic scholars, policymakers, and the public at large. The main obstacles to analyzing this issue are incomplete income and consumption data in developing countries. Hence, the book presents a new dynamic cross-survey microsimulation methodology and applies it to generate the database for a detailed case study on Bolivia during the era of structural reforms. Building upon this database, the dynamics of different dimensions of poverty and inequality in 1989 - 2002 are analyzed with various microeconomic tools. The empirical results suggest that in the case of Bolivia the impact of the Washington Consensus has neither lived up to the expectations of its proponents nor to the fears of its critics.
Author: Pitou van Dijck
Author: Pierre Fernand François Marie Dijck
Author: Lionel Demery
Author: Rob Vos
Author: Bruce Alan Robinson
Author: Julius Spatz
Author: Jürg Grütter
Author: Richard Sakala
Author: James J. Thomas
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