Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to...

Viet Nam has made substantial progress in the transition to a market economy and toward financial stability since economic reform began in 1986. Piecemeal measures were adopted at first, followed by the launching of a bold and comprehensive program of structural reform in March 1989....

Bolivia's macroeconomic performance in the period 1994 to 1998 is analyzed and compared with the performance in former periods and the performance of other developing countries (grouped according to income, region, and debt status). This allows to assess what has been achieved in Bolivia since...

Das vorliegende Buch entstand in Zusammenarbeit namhafter europäischer und amerikanischer Wissenschaftler, die für einen neuen konstruktiven und humaneren Transformation eintreten. Seit Beginn des Reformprozesses sind in den ehemals planwirtschaftlichen Staaten Produktion, Beschäftigtenzahlen...