Title: Hirschmanian themes of social learning and change
Description: Albert Hirschman developed his strategy of unbalanced growth in response to the postwar theories of the "big push," development planning, and balanced growth. Ellerman "translates" today's debate about the effectiveness of conditionality and adjustment lending back into the old debate about balanced versus unbalanced growth.
Subjects: Conditionality (International relations), Economic assistance, Economic development, Evaluation, Foreign Loans, Social change, Structural adjustment (Economic policy)