Publisher's Synopsis
The period since 1980 has been called the "structural adjustment decade". A great deal has been learnt during this decade of the need to adjust the policies of adjustment and to apply them in appropriate ways in different situations. This book brings together the theory of the researchers and the practical experience of the policy makers.;The distinguished contributors come both from within Africa and from the international donor community. They focus on concrete research findings in both francophone and anglophone Africa and draw out the long term implications for future policy and research.
