Africa regional project 623-0000 · 1990–1993 · macroeconomic foundation for growth · Matrix Development Consultants

This volume contains the proceedings of a Conference on Structural Adjustment, held in Bujumbura on May 23 - 25, 1990. The Conference was initiated and managed by the Government of Burundi, and in particular by the Permanent Secretariat of the Monitoring Committee of the Structural Adjustment Program. Funding for the Conference was provided by USAID/Burundi and by the European Economic Community (EEC). Contributions towards the organization of the Conference were made by the Center for Research on Economic development (CRED), which was also responsible for the editing of this volume. The volume contains complete versions of the formal addresses and papers presented at the Conference, along with summaries of the discussions which followed. A detailed summary of the entire proceedings was prepared by the staff of the Permanent Secretariat, and is included in the introductory section of the volume. This is followed by the addresses and papers, which fall into four categories: (1) a formal address by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Gerard Niyibigira; (2) presentations by representatives of three international organizations: the EEC, the Economic Commission for Africa, and the UN Indust

Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABI-073 (1990). The source's own text.