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Many of it's ideas worked Free trade not great for developing countries
Water supply improvements led to Free trade is not always in the best interest of developing
infant mortality rates in the poorest nations. Infant industries protected for long term growth
areas to decrease by 24%. and so help from subsidies and tariffs against imports
Williamson's 10 points are all valid. Privatization leads to markets being neglected
If all 10 recommendations are applied Privatization can often lead to companies ignoring
appropriately, economics stability and certain low-income markets or the social needs of a
growth should ensue. developing fad economy.
Washington consensus is often interchangeably used with neoliberalism and blamed for
everything that's gone wrong in the developing world but Williamson argues
The Washington consensus may be a damaged brand name but in some cases it has worked
for example the water supply has the improvement of water supply has led to infant mortality in
There is also the idea that Williamson's 10 points as we discussed if implemented correctly
would improve the majority of economies around the world um you know if applied they would
contribute to lower increasing economic stability within countries and promote economic growth
Washington consensus argue that great levels of market liberalization in line with the
to economic growth once more in terms of cons some economists argue that free trade is not
always in the best interest of developing countries some strategic and infant industries have to
be protected initially to provide long-term growth these industries may also require more
protection than usual in the form of subsidies and tariffs against imports from these developing
countries we then have private privatization which can increase productivity and enhance the
However privatization can also lead to companies ignoring certain low-income markets or the
social needs of a developing economy finally the free market has its own faults and instabilities
as we saw with the great recession in 2008-09 increased deregulation can lead to financial
volatility that can infect the entire economy so thanks again for watching this video on the
From those things, there are some following lessons provide a useful general guide
going forward:
buy-in is important to encourage support for the reforms and increase the
likelihood of success.
Investment in social safety nets is a crucial part of reforms to protect the most
Fourth, where reforms aim to achieve macroeconomic stability, they should not
trade away social investment in human capital like education and health.