What did structural adjustment adjust? The association of policies and growth with repeated IMF and World Bank adjustment loans

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Easterly, William ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; IMF; Macroeconomic stability; National policies; Structural adjustment; World bank

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; IMF; LENDING BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; WORLD BANK;

EID: 11244350092     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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