Comments and Questions Related to Democratic Adjustment?
Posted by Warren Feek on Mon, 2009-05-18 12:17
Are the democracy and governance (democratic governance) policies of the international development community heading towards their Structural Adjustment moment? Many of you will recall the Structural Adjustment policies, predominantly driven by the economically wealthier countries of Western Europe and North America through World Bank and IMF mechanisms. The poverty salvation for the world's economically poorer countries was to be found in balanced national budgets, reduced government expenditure, less government, more private sector, decreasing national ownership of...[Read More]
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