With the adoption of a World Bank-sponsored structural adjustment programme in the mid-1980s, Guinea underwent a dramatic change in its economic and agricultural policies. The country's experience over the past decade illustrates some of the most pressing problems encountered by African countries pursuing economic reform. This book analyses these difficulties by examining the adjustment experience in Guinea as it affected the country's overall political economy and the agricultural sector in particular. It also places this case within the broader context of African adjustment.

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JENNIFER CLAPP

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Preface List of Abbreviations and Acronyms List of Tables Map of Guinea Introduction Africa, Agriculture and the World Bank Guinea's Agricultural Sector in Historical Perspective The Politics of Reform Implementation Agricultural Performance and Farmer Decision-Making Trade and Marketing of Agricultural Products The Bank's Agricultural Project and Policy Strategy The World Bank and Africa's Future Prospects Bibliography Index