Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Adjustment

Cramer, Christopher; Weeks, John

Abstract

Claims that structural adjustment and stabilization (henceforth ‘adjustment’) programmes are directly responsible for conflict lack empirical support1 and smack of economism. Yet, to the extent that economic forces contribute to the origins of CHEs, policy will affect the likelihood of such crises.2 This chapter explores the role of adjustment policies in the origins of conflict, and the implications for economic policies, especially for designing WB and IMF adjustment.

Citation

Cramer, C., & Weeks, J. (2002). Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Adjustment. In E. W. Nafziger, & R. Väyrynen (Eds.), The Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies (43-61). UNU/WIDER: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403905321_3

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2007
• Pages: 43-61
• Series Title: Studies in Development Economics and Policy
• Series ISSN: 1754-9604
• Book Title: The Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies
• ISBN: 9780333964385
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403905321_3