Adjustment in Oil-Importing Developing Countries

The two oil price shocks of 1973-74 and 1979-80 have been by far the largest price movements to occur in the international economy in the postwar period. This book analyzes adjustment of oil-importing developing countries to those shocks with a view both to understanding an important episode in recent economic history, and to eliciting lessons that can guide successful adjustment to similar events in the future. The study develops quantitative economic methods and applies them to contemporary problems in order to yield useful insights for policy makers.

"A number of audiences will find this book useful. Students of India, Thailand, Kenya, and Turkey will find good summaries of macroeconomic activity in those countries during the 1960s and 1970s, as well as an introduction to CGE modeling for them." Journal of Economic Literature