| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 22 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
IMF working paper ; WP/01/46 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/91/46.
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| Summary |
This paper examines the short-run impact of Sri Lankas recent structural adjustment program on the poorest segments of society. While the ultimate goal of all macroeconomic adjustment programs is to overcome structural rigidities and put the economy on a sustainable growth path, some of the measures implemented, such as the liberalization of food and energy prices, cuts in subsidies and other budgetary spending, and exchange rate changes, may cause significant increases in relative prices faced by the poor. on the other hand, there are offsetting income effects even in the short run, such as adjustments in wages and output prices and retargeting of subsidies |
| Notes |
Available in PDF, ePUB, and Mobi formats on the Internet |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (IMF, viewed September 24, 2014) |
| Subject |
Economic history.
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| SUBJECT |
Sri Lanka -- Economic conditions -- Econometric models
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| Subject |
Sri Lanka.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Monetary Fund. Asian Department, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1455222119 |
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9781455222117 |
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1462332889 |
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9781462332885 |
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