01679cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008477 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451973709 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gulde, Anne. Sri Lanka : Price Changes and the Poor / Anne Gulde. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines the short-run impact of Sri Lanka's recent structural adjustment program on the poorest segments of society. While the ultimate goal of all macroeconomic adjustment programs is to overcome structural rigidities and put the economy on a sustainable growth path, some of the measures implemented, such as the liberalization of food and energy prices, cuts in subsidies and other budgetary spending, and exchange rate changes, may cause significant increases in relative prices faced by the poor. On the other hand, there are offsetting income effects even in the short run, such as adjustments in wages and output prices and retargeting of subsidies. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/046 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1991/046/001.1991.issue-046-en.xml IMF e-Library