Structural Adjustment and the Environment

by David Reed

Book Overview

During the 1980s the World Bank loaned over 28.5 billion for structural adjustment programs in developing countries. Structural Adjustment and the Environment explores the results of these programs and arrives at the disturbing conclusion that structural adjustment lending has failed both to protect the environment and to achieve sustainable development.Drawing on case studies and global analysis, this important book examines the basic philosophy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813387027
• ISBN13: 9780813387024
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 209 Pages