00602nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000220001724500540003926000090009352003360010258300190043894200060045799900170046320260716043350.0 aPicciotto, Robert aStructural adjustment programmes - an assessment. c1997 aTakes an objective look at how the structurla adjustment progrmmes supported by the World Bank have affected people and economies. Identifies some myths associated with adjustment lending. Concludes that economic growth has increased and poverty has declined in countries that have successfully implemented adjustment programmes. c3/7/00kM2LMGR cA c45726d45726