Adjustment in Africa: Reforms, Results, and the Road Ahead. Summary

摘要

Many African countries have undertaken structural adjustment programs to reversethe economic decline of the 1980s and accelerate growth. A study was conducted to assess how much policy reform has taken place in Africa, how successful it has been, and how much more remains to be done. The report shows that African countries have made great strides in improving policies and restoring growth, but that they still have a long way to go in adopting the policies needed to move onto a faster growth path and reduce poverty. This booklet summarizes the main points of the report. It includes the foreword to the report, the overview chapter, and an explanatory box about the countries and the time period studied. The complete table of contents for the report is also reproduced.