The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes on the Public Health Sector: The Case of Zimbabwe

Download or read book The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes on the Public Health Sector: The Case of Zimbabwe written by Tsitsi Muvunzi and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural Adjustment Programmes of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) were implemented as part of aid conditionality in Africa and Latin America since the 1980s. There is a wide range of literature critical of SAPs. Several debates have focused on whether the failure of SAPs was a result of the inherent weaknesses of the IMF/ WB sponsored structural adjustment or whether it was caused by structural failures of policy implementation within the African continent. The author uses the Zimbabwean case to analyze the impact of SAPs on social service sectors, in particular the public health sector.