Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'structural adjustment'

Economic reform policies imposed on developing nations by international financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank as conditions for receiving loans or debt relief. These programs typically involved austerity measures, privatization, trade liberalization, and deregulation, with the stated aim of promoting economic growth. Structural adjustment policies have been controversial for their social impacts and debates continue about their effectiveness in fostering sustainable development.

What If Accra Developed Different Financial Services?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Ghana's capital developed a distinct financial services ecosystem in the 1990s, potentially transforming West Africa's economic landscape and positioning Accra as a global financial hub.

What If The International Debt Crisis of The 1980s Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where developing nations avoided the devastating debt crisis of the 1980s, potentially transforming global economic development and North-South relations for decades to come.