Search Results - "Washington Consensus"

The cocoa coast: The board-managed cocoa sector in Ghana by Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Vigneri, Marcella

“…After almost 20 years of declining cocoa production, Ghana has been able in the last decade to increase the share of export prices going to producers and more than double production. Contrary to Washington Consensus prescriptions, these accomplishments were achieved through reforms that did not include market liberalization. …”
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[Comment on] Fitzgerald, E.V.K. Private sector investment and savings behavior: the policy implications of capital account disaggregation by Malik, Sohail

“…Two main lines of critique have been directed at what can be called the 'Washington Consensus': The first suggests that macroeconomic adjustment - as theorised and practised - has had negative effects in terms of employment, income distribution and even the environment, particularly because of the reduction in real wages and key public expenditures. …”
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