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Since 1982, when the first signs of a systemic debt crisis appeared, a generalized process of external adjustment has been under way in the LDCs. The major burden of this process has fallen on these countries’ imports, which have decreased from $583 bn in 1981 to a low of $492 bn in 1986.
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Siglienti, S. (1989). Special Problems of Adjustment in Developing Countries. In: Fair, D.E., de Boissieu, C. (eds) The International Adjustment Process. Financial And Monetary Policy Studies, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0871-0_18
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