Suriname: the challenges to meet the social debt, 1980-87: background paper - Port of SpainTT I.L.O. P.R.E.A.L.C. 1991 - 34p.

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Contains the results of a preliminary analysis of the social debt situation in Suriname. Focusses on the social impact of the economic adjustment to external shocks that have affected the Suriname economy during the 1980-87 period. Concludes that the cost of adjustment during the period of analysis has been unequitably shared by various social groups. Includes policy guidelines in 3 main areas viz. economic growth and investment policy; wage policy; and the establishment of a Social Investment Fund to promote productive employment for specific target groups.

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