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Title

Economic recovery in the Gambia : insights for adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Malcolm F. McPherson and Steven C. Radelet.

Publication

Cambridge, MA : Harvard Institute for International Development : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors

• McPherson, Malcolm F.
• Radelet, Steven C., 1957-

Description

xvii, 341 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

• In 1985, the government of The Gambia introduced the Economic Recovery Program, one of the most sweeping reform programs attempted in sub-Saharan Africa. HIID was privileged to work with the government on this reform process, under the auspices of the USAID-funded Economic and Financial Policy Analyses Project.
• This volume examines a wide range of policy and institutional changes that were part of the reform program, including exchange rates, taxation, foreign debt, agriculture, state-owned enterprises, and customs inspection. In each case, the authors review the problems that the government faced, the steps taken to address these problems, and the success or failure of the reform initiatives.
• These economic and institutional analyses are complemented by an examination of the politics of reform in The Gambia and the role of donor agencies in the reform process. The final chapter summarizes the most important lessons from The Gambia's experience, and draws insights for other countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Series Statement

Harvard studies in international development

Uniform Title

Harvard studies in international development.

Subject

• Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Gambia
• Gambia > Economic conditions > 1965-

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-332) and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction / Malcolm F. McPherson and Steven C. Radelet -- 2. The Economic Recovery Program: Background and Formulation / Malcolm F. McPherson and Steven C. Radelet -- 3. The Politics of Economic Reform / Steven C. Radelet and Malcolm F. McPherson -- 4. Donor Support for the Economic Recovery Program / Steven C. Radelet -- 5. Exchange Rate Reform / Catherine J. McAuliffe and Malcolm F. McPherson -- 6. Monetary Policy and Financial Reform / James S. Duesenberry and Malcolm F. McPherson -- 7. Rural Credit and Savings / Paul E. McNamara and Parker Shipton -- 8. Budget Reform / Paul E. McNamara -- 9. Tax Reform / Clive S. Gray and Malcolm F. McPherson -- 10. Recurrent Costs and the Public Expenditure Program / Malcolm F. McPherson -- 11. External Debt Management / Steven C. Radelet, Clive S. Gray and Paul E. McNamara -- 12. Rationalizing Domestic Debt / Catherine J. McAuliffe and Malcolm F. McPherson --
• 13. Macroeconomic Reform and Agriculture / Malcolm F. McPherson -- 14. The Groundnut Sector / Christine Jones and Steven c. Radelet -- 15. Capacity Improvement in the Ministry of Finance / Clive S. Gray and Deborah A. Hoover -- 16. Parastatal Reform, Performance Contracts, and Privatization / Richard M. Hook, Richard D. Mallon and Malcolm F. McPherson -- 17. Customs Reform / Paul E. McNamara and Malcolm F. McPherson -- 18. Accounting for Growth under the Economic Recovery Program: Results from a CGE Model / Steven C. Radelet -- 19. The Program for Sustained Development / Brendan M. Walsh -- 20. Insights from the Economic Recovery Program for Sub-Saharan Africa / Merilee S. Grindle and Michael Roemer -- Epilogue: The July 1994 Coup d'Etat / Stevens C. Radelet and Malcolm F. McPherson.

ISBN

0674229754 (cloth)

LCCN

95036778

OCLC

• 32924276
• ocm32924276

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries