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Adjustment policy and interest groups in developing countries

Intereconomics

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Adjustment programmes promoted by the IMF and the World Bank have met with mixed success in recent years. What part has the interaction of interest groups in the countries concerned played in this connection? What lessons are to be learnt for future adjustment programmes?

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Shams, R. Adjustment policy and interest groups in developing countries. Intereconomics 23, 91–94 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927029

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