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  "title": "Economic Adjustment in Low-Income Countries: Experience Under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility",
  "publication": "Occasional Papers, June 16, 1993",
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  "summary": "This paper evaluates progress made under ESAF-supported programs in attaining external viability, restoring economic growth, and implementing structural reforms.",
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    {
      "heading": "Scope and purpose",
      "content": "- Evaluates progress under ESAF-supported programs in:\n  - attaining external viability\n  - restoring economic growth\n  - implementing structural reforms\n- Performance evaluated for 19 countries that entered ESAF arrangements by mid-1992.\n- Evaluation set against countries' initial conditions, external environment, and implementation of structural and macroeconomic policies."
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      "heading": "Main themes and substantive focus",
      "content": "- External viability and balance of payments outcomes\n- Debt burden and debt service ratios\n- Current account performance and exports\n- External debt and foreign exchange management\n- Structural reforms in public enterprises and the public sector\n- Sectoral performance across economic sectors and international trade"
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    {
      "heading": "Geographic and topical coverage",
      "content": "- Regions and keywords associated with the study:\n  - Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa\n  - Caribbean, Eastern Europe\n  - ESAF, ESAF arrangement, ESAF country, ESAF period, ESAF program, ESAF-supported program\n  - Public enterprises, Public sector, Exports, Terms of trade"
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      "content": "- Format and access actions indicated on the landing page:\n  - More Formats on IMF eLibrary\n  - Order a Print Copy\n  - Create Citation (Chicago format example provided)\n- Export citation formats listed: .ris, ProCite, RefWorks, Reference Manager, .bib, BibTex, Zotero, .enw, EndNote\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Economic Adjustment in Low-Income Countries: Experience Under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Occasional Paper No. 1993/007 (1993).\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/occasional-papers/issues/2016/12/30/economic-adjustment-in-low-income-countries-experience-under-the-enhanced-structural-adjustment-43"
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    "Authors: F. Rozwadowski, Siddharth Tiwari, David Robinson, Susan M Schadler",
    "Published: June 16, 1993",
    "Series: Occasional Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557753366.084",
    "Evaluates progress under ESAF-supported programs in:",
    "Performance evaluated for 19 countries that entered ESAF arrangements by mid-1992.",
    "Evaluation set against countries' initial conditions, external environment, and implementation of structural and macroeconomic policies.",
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    "Current account performance and exports",
    "External debt and foreign exchange management",
    "Structural reforms in public enterprises and the public sector",
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    "Regions and keywords associated with the study:",
    "Format and access actions indicated on the landing page:",
    "Export citation formats listed: .ris, ProCite, RefWorks, Reference Manager, .bib, BibTex, Zotero, .enw, EndNote"
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