00751nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002000018245010100038260002700139300001000166520044600176583001900622 a03.02.03 S989 aRamchandran, N. aStructural adjustment in the OECS states and the role of the multilateral financial institutions bOECSaCastriesLCc1987 a11 p. aDiscusses the need for, effects of, and role of the private sector in structural adjustment focussing on the Nassau Understanding. Highlights the necessity for external financing and discusses the role of the World Bank in structural adjustment lending (SAL) to the OECS. Identifies the weaknesses of the OECS economies and outlines the components of SAL programs highlighting procedures for SAL and the details of financing such programs. c3/7/00kM2LMGR