structural adjustment
noun[C]
ukusMANAGEMENT
abasicchangein the way that asystemorcompanyisorganized:
Bankruptcy will beunavoidableunlessstructuraladjustmentsare made.
ECONOMICS
abasicchangein aneconomythat isneededinorderto make it morecompetitive:
TheHungarianeconomyunderwenthugestructuraladjustmentsinitstransitionto amarketeconomy.
the IMF'sstructuraladjustmentprograms