Education and Structural Adjustment
By: Dr. Hafiz Kosar I. Introduction to Structural Adjustment Structural adjustment represents one of the most significant economic policy frameworks imposed on developing nations in the late 20th century. Emerging in response to the debt crises of the 1970s and 1980s, structural adjustment programs (SAPs) were designed by international financial institutions—primarily the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank—to stabilize faltering economies, reduce fiscal deficits, and promote long-term growth through market-orien...