Origins and mechanisms of the crisis -- Impact of structural adjustment on women -- International and government policy responses -- Proposals for non-governmental organisations -- Responses at the grassroots -- Debt and poverty in Zambia -- The human cost of Zambian debt -- Impact of the crisis on women in th Philippines -- Protecting the vulnerable during adjustment : Ghana -- The debt crisis and the women of Jamaica -- Solidarity for joint survival
Analysis
Developing countries Economic conditions Role of Women
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index
