Human Rights and Structural Adjustment
Since the 1970s 'structural adjustment' has been a central part of the development strategy for the Third World. Loans made by the World Bank and the IMF have been conditional on developing countries pursuing rapid economic liberalisation programmes as it was believed this would strengthen their economies in the long run. M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli argue that, conversely, structural adjustment agreements usually cause increased hardship for the poor, greater civil conflict and more repression of human rights, therefore resulting in a lower rate of economic development. Based on an analysis of outcomes in 131 developing countries…
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Weitere Autoren: Abouharb, M. Rodwan / M. Rodwan, Abouharb
- ISBN: 978-0-521-67671-7
- EAN: 9780521676717
- Produktnummer: 4577114
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 292 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 452 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 452
Über den Autor
M. Rodwan Abouharb is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. His research examines human rights and civil and international conflict. David Cingranelli is a Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University, SUNY, co-director of the CIRI Human Rights Data Project and former President of the Human Rights Section of the American Political Science Association.
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