The Challenge of Structural Adjustment in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Ramesh Ramsaran Ramesh F. Ramsaran

ISBN 10: 0275942090 / ISBN 13: 9780275942090

Published by ABC-Clio, Incorporated, 1992

pp. 224 Index. Seller Inventory # 2637405195

Synopsis:

This work analyzes recent economic performance in the Commonwealth Caribbean by examining the IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Package and its relation to the deteriorating economic and social conditions in this part of the world. Ramesh F. Ramsaran not only takes a critical look at structural adjustment as it has been applied in the Caribbean but also examines recent structural adjustment theory in general and some of its contradictions in practice.

Ramsaran argues that if structural adjustment programs are to be effective with minimum social cost, their design must take into account the specific conditions of individual countries. This argument against the general application of policies and principles remains firm, despite the fact that international aid agencies in the 1980s did find general guidelines useful in particular situations. His analysis will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers in international and development economics and international finance and trade.

About the Author: RAMESH F. RAMSARAN is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. Previously he served as a consultant to the World Bank and the African Caribbean Pacific Secretariat in Brussels. Dr. Ramsaran is the author of several books, including, United States Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (1985), and The Commonwealth Caribbean in the World Economy (1989).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Challenge of Structural Adjustment in ...
Publisher: ABC-Clio, Incorporated
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New