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Reinvigorating Growth in Developing Countries
Lessons from Adjustment Policies in Eight Economies
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Abstract

This study examines the links between adjustment policies and growth in a small group of developing countries- Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, and Thailand - during 1970 -93. It provides an overview of the adjustment and growth experience, examines in depth several policy issues of particular interest, and distills the principal policy lessons for the design of adjustment policies.

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Author:
Ms. Kalpana Kochhar
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Mr. Erik Offerdal
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Mr. Louis Dicks-Mireaux
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Mr. Mauro Mecagni
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Ms. Jianping Zhou
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Mr. Balázs Horváth
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Mr. David John Goldsbrough
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Ms. Sharmini Coorey
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Series:
Occasional Papers
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Language:
English
Publication Date:
13 Aug 1996
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755599.084
ISBN:
9781557755599
ISSN:
0251-6365
Pages:
93
Keywords:
OP; investment; country; rate; policy; wage; growth differentials vis-a-vis; adjustment policy; terms of trade movement; saving decline; investment decline; real wage flexibility; Private investment; Labor markets; Structural reforms; Real wages; Tariffs; Global; Middle East
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The views expressed in this book are those of the authors and should not be reported as or attributed to the International Monetary Fund, its Executive Board, or the governments of any of its member countries.
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