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Structural adjustment

Structural adjustment programs (SAPs) consist of loans (structural adjustment loans; SALs) provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to countries that experience economic crises. Their stated purpose is to adjust the country's economic structure, improve international competitiveness, and restore its balance of payments.

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related to South Korea after 1997 · 22
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related to Regions supported · 19
Structural adjustment → Africa, As, Colombia, East, IBRD, India, Latin America, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Structural, Such, Sudan, Swachh Bharat Mission, The, Turkey, Zimbabwe
related to Advantages · 18
Structural adjustment → As, Autonomy, Because, Continuity, Due, During, Flexibility, For, IMF, In, Quota, SAL, The, The International Monetary Fund, Therefore, This, Thoroughness, World Bank
related to Goals · 11
Structural adjustment → According, Enhanced Structural Adjustment Loans, ESAFs, For, International Monetary Fund, It, SAL, SALs, Structural Adjustment Loans, These, World Bank
related to history · 11
Structural adjustment → After, Bretton Woods, Enormous, Giovanni Arrighi, IMF, Mexican, Structural, They, This, United States, World Bank
related to Undermining national sovereignty · 9
Structural adjustment → An, Critics, However, In, One, Saharan Africa, SAPs, Thus, When
related to Latin America · 8
Structural adjustment → Classical Development Theory, Classical Political Economy, IMF, Largely, Latin America, New Developmental Theory, Post-Keynesian Macroeconomics, This
related to Criticisms · 7
Structural adjustment → African, After, Agriculture, Economic, In Africa, SAPs, There
related to Privatization · 7
Structural adjustment → Critics, Furthermore, Naomi Klein, SAPs, Some, State-owned, This
related to Privatization of utilities · 5
Structural adjustment → Cameroon, Ghana, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Privatization

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Structural adjustmentis aprivatization of state-owned industries and resources0.90text
stagnating exportsinstance ofthere were also some major shortcomings0.80text
elevated fiscal deficitinstance ofthere were also some major shortcomings0.80text
very high rates of inflationinstance ofthere were also some major shortcomings0.80text
the crowding out of private investmentsinstance ofthere were also some major shortcomings0.80text
Camerooninstance ofprivate sector-driven economies open to foreign imports and FDI.Privatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative…0.80text
Ghanainstance ofprivate sector-driven economies open to foreign imports and FDI.Privatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative…0.80text
Nicaraguainstance ofprivate sector-driven economies open to foreign imports and FDI.Privatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative…0.80text
Pakistaninstance ofprivate sector-driven economies open to foreign imports and FDI.Privatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative…0.80text
othersinstance ofprivate sector-driven economies open to foreign imports and FDI.Privatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative…0.80text
Camerooninstance ofPrivatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative effects on the reliability and affordability of access to water…0.80text
Ghanainstance ofPrivatization of utilitiesPrivatization of utilities given into by imposed structural adjustment has had negative effects on the reliability and affordability of access to water…0.80text

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