Structural adjustment programmes adversely affect vulnerable populations: a systematic-narrative review of their effect on child and maternal health

Abstract Structural adjustment programmes of international financial institutions have typically set the fiscal parameters within which health policies operate in developing countries. Yet, we currently lack a systematic understanding of the ways in which these programmes impact upon child and mater...

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Main Authors: Michael Thomson, Alexander Kentikelenis, Thomas Stubbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Public Health Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40985-017-0059-2