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T1 Environmental Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programmes: Synthesis and Recommendations
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Panayotou, Theodore
A2 Hupe, Kurt
K1 environmental economics
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 structural adjustment
K1 sustainable development
K1 structural adjustment programme
K1 Sustainable Development
YR 1996
FD 1996
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28883
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28883
NO The major question explored in this paper is: "What are the environmental effects of stabilization and structural adjustment programmes?" Implicit in this question is a desire for policy makers and advisors to provide the appropriate recommendations to ensure a healthy environment and economy for the nation undertaking structural reform. Unfortunately, the only concise answer to the question would be that it depends on a number of factors, thus implying that economic policy makers cannot apply a simple, standardized set of reforms to any given economy and expect predictable, consistent, or even beneficial results.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 22, 2026