Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

9-1-1993

Series

Human Resources Development and Operations Policy Working Papers

First Page

1

Last Page

18

Publisher

The World Bank

Keywords

Poverty, Structural adjustment, Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract / Description

Structural adjustment programs restructure the productive capacities of a country in order to increase efficiency and to restore growth. In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is widespread poverty, fragile resources, high population growth rates and low economic growth rates. The high population growth rate stresses the natural resource base and taxes the governments' already limited financial and institutional capacity to provide essential social services. Implementation of basic adjustment reforms is clearly essential to restore growth, and further acceleration in growth is needed to reduce the number of the poor.

Comments

Published as World Bank Human Resources Development and Operations Policy, September 1993. IH0517

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