World Debt and the Human Condition: Structural Adjustment and the Right to Development

Preface Introduction World Debt and the Right to Development by Ved P. Nanda Stabilization, Growth, and Equity: The Narrowing Parameters of Debate by Joan M. Nelson The African Debt Crisis in a Global Context: Causes, Trends, and Solutions by Karamo Sonko Theoretical Underpinnings The Right to Development: An Appraisal of Its Potential by Ved P. Nanda Religious Right to Development and Adjustment: World Policy and the Debt Crisis by George W. Shepherd, Jr. Structural Adjustment: Social and Political Consequences Economic Modeling of Structural Adjustment Programs: Impact on Human Conditions by Haider Ali Khan Coping with Human Conditions: The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs by F. L. Osunsade IMF Conditionality and Polity Characteristics in Black Africa: An Exploratory Analysis by Will H. Moore and James R. Scarritt The World Bank's Approach to Poverty Reduction by Ifediora C. Amobi Popular Response: The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations as Envisioned in the Right to Development by Paula Rhodes and Eileen McCarthy-Arnolds Transcending the Vicious Cycle of Debt and Adjustment by Nancy Alexander Shifting the Burden of the Debt Crisis by John Cavanagh The IDB and the NGO Community: A Partnership in Support of the Microentrepreneur by Richard Leach Conclusion The Human Right to Development: Toward Self-Reliance and a Jubilee Year by George W. Shepherd, Jr. Selected Bibliography Index