Adjustment with a Human Face: Vol. 1, Protecting the Vulnerable and Promoting Growth - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198286090 ISBN 13: 9780198286097

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1987

Synopsis

Following three decades of progress, improvements in the welfare of children and other vulnerable groups worldwide began to falter in the mid-1970s. World recession, and in particular the debt crisis in Latin America and African famine, have seriously affected economic development programs in less developed countries. At the same time, however, large-scale health programs have had a noticeable impact. This study both illustrates the extent of the current crisis and points to the successes to show how welfare policies can-and must-become part of national planning even when the economy is in crisis.

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Review

'Adjustment with a Human Face should be required reading for economists and others who debate adjustment policy on the basis of abstract theories.' Patrick Conway, University of North Carolina, Latin American Research Group

Synopsis

This study draws on the experience of UNICEF to illustrate the current crisis in the welfare of children and other vulnerable groups. This book is intended for students of welfare and economic development; officials and politicians who face the problems of adjustment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198286090
• ISBN 13: 9780198286097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Cornia Giovanni A.