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Economic transition in Guinea : implications for growth and poverty

Title
Economic transition in Guinea : implications for growth and poverty / Jehan Arulpragasam, David E. Sahn.
Author
Arulpragasam, Jehan.
Publication
New York ; London : Published for Cornell University Food and Nutrition Policy Program by New York University Press, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors
Sahn, David E.
Description
xiii, 221 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • Culling data from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and numerous interviews and previously unpublished government data, Jehan Arulpragasam and David E. Sahn here present an overview of the Guinean economy and its evolution - from independence, through crisis, to reformand model the implications of these changes for economic performance and living standards of the poor.
  • Highlighting the chasm between theory and practice, between well-intentioned program and problematic implementation, the authors reveal how Guinea both parallels and contradicts past experiences of economic reform in Africa. Most notably, reform in Guinea has been hindered by the weighty administrative, managerial, and logistical demands of undertaking a vast battery of economic adjustments, all in one fell swoop.
  • The most detailed and informative study of the Guinean economy to date, Economic Transition in Guinea illustrates not only the successes of the nation's reform agenda, but also the fundamental constraints to development that often lie beyond the reach of such reform.
Subject
  • Guinea > Economic policy
  • Guinea > Economic conditions > 1984-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Trade and Exchange Rate Policy -- 4. Food and Agricultural Policy -- 5. Urban Labor Markets -- 6. Mining Sector Policies -- 7. Financial Sector Policies -- 8. Public Sector and Fiscal Policies -- 9. Conclusion.
ISBN
0814706649 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96009056
OCLC
  • 34772004
  • ocm34772004
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries