This guide is designed to facilitate classroom use of The Fabric of Reform, a 30-minute educational video created by the International Monetary Fund. It is intended for use with students in economics and international relations courses at the secondary and postsecondary levels.

Student Objectives

• Outline the economic reforms initiated in the mid-1990s by the governments of three countries in West Africa — Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mali.

• Explain the effects of currency devaluation and structural adjustment on economic activity in these countries.

• Identify the steps governments in these countries are taking to promote economic development, raise standards of living, and reduce poverty.