World Bank structural adjustment and poverty reduction policies (1980–2000)

1. First World Bank Structural Adjustment Loan approved

   Mar 25, 1980Labels: World Bank, Structural Adjustment

   • WB Timeline
   • WB Timeline

2. IDA approves first structural adjustment credit

   Mar 25, 1980Labels: IDA, Structural Adjustment

   • WB Timeline

3. World Development Report highlights “adjustment” as theme

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: World Development, Adjustment

   • WB OKR

4. “Berg Report” shapes Africa-focused reform agenda

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Berg Report, Sub-Saharan Africa

   • UN Digital Lib
   • IDS Bulletin

5. Debt pressures intensify demand for adjustment lending

   Jun 30, 1983Labels: External Debt, World Bank

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6. UNICEF urges “Adjustment with a Human Face”

   Dec 1, 1987Labels: UNICEF, Adjustment with

   • UN iLibrary

7. Africa long-term study calls for sustainable growth focus

   Jan 1, 1989Labels: Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Growth

   • IUCN Library
   • IDS Bulletin

8. World Development Report refocuses attention on poverty

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: World Development, Poverty

   • UN Digital Lib

9. World Development Report advances “market-friendly” framework

   Jun 1, 1991Labels: World Development, Market-friendly

   • WB OKR

10. HIPC Initiative launched to address unsustainable debts

    Jan 1, 1996Labels: HIPC Initiative, Debt Relief

    • World Bank
    • IMF Factsheet

11. World Bank introduces Comprehensive Development Framework

    Mar 11, 1999Labels: Comprehensive Development, World Bank

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    • WB Archives

12. IMF and World Bank adopt PRSP “Operational Issues”

    Dec 10, 1999Labels: PRSP, IMF World

    • IMF PRSP

13. PRSP approach begins early implementation and reporting

    Sep 7, 2000Labels: PRSP, Implementation

    • IMF PRSP
    • IMF Progress

14. WDR 2000/2001 reframes poverty around opportunity and security

    Sep 30, 2000Labels: WDR 2000, Poverty Framework

    • IHSN Catalog
    • WB OKR