Stabilisation and Structural Adjustment: The Case of Jordan and Malawi

Main author: Harrigan, Jane
Other authors: El-Said, Hamed
Format: Journal Article           
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
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description This paper analyses and compares World Bank structural adjustment programmes and International Monetary Fund (IMF) stabilisation programmes in Malawi during the 1980s and Jordan during the 1990s. Both are small aid-dependant economies with a narrow export base making them vulnerable to exogenous shocks. The article pays particular attention to the political economy environment in which reform programmes are implemented and to the role of exogenous shocks, both adverse and favourable, in determining the outcome of the programmes. The sequencing of reforms is also assessed in both countries.
format Journal Article
author Harrigan, Jane
author_facet Harrigan, Jane
El-Said, Hamed
authorStr Harrigan, Jane
author_letter Harrigan, Jane
author2 El-Said, Hamed
author2Str El-Said, Hamed
title Stabilisation and Structural Adjustment: The Case of Jordan and Malawi
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2000
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/4808/