TY - JOUR
T1 - Poverty, inequality, and living standards during unorthodox adjustment
T2 - the case of Peru, 1985-1990
AU - Glewwe, Paul W
AU - Hall, G.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - In this article we examine Peru, where structural adjustment was avoided between 1985 and 1990, to see both how the economy fared and, most important, whether the poor benefited from the government's policy decisions. In this article we evaluate the evolution of living standards over the period in which the alternative program was implemented. The discussion is limited to Lima, the capital city of Peru. The article is organized as follows. Section II provides an overview of Peru's economic policy and performance from 1980 to 1990, including changes in government spending on social programs. Section III presents results on the changes in consumption levels and living conditions in Lima over the same time period, using both the household survey data and data from other sources. The last section summarizes the findings and concludes the article. -from Authors
AB - In this article we examine Peru, where structural adjustment was avoided between 1985 and 1990, to see both how the economy fared and, most important, whether the poor benefited from the government's policy decisions. In this article we evaluate the evolution of living standards over the period in which the alternative program was implemented. The discussion is limited to Lima, the capital city of Peru. The article is organized as follows. Section II provides an overview of Peru's economic policy and performance from 1980 to 1990, including changes in government spending on social programs. Section III presents results on the changes in consumption levels and living conditions in Lima over the same time period, using both the household survey data and data from other sources. The last section summarizes the findings and concludes the article. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1086/452116
DO - 10.1086/452116
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028570383
SN - 0013-0079
VL - 42
SP - 689
EP - 717
JO - Economic Development & Cultural Change
JF - Economic Development & Cultural Change
IS - 4
ER -