Kamerun’daki Ekonomik İstikrar Politikasının Analizi: Stratejiler, Sınırlar ve Zorluklar

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Kamerun hükümeti ve Uluslararası Para Fonu tarafından 1975 ile 2022 yılları arasında uygulanan istikrar politikasını analiz etmektir. Nihai sonuç basittir: Bu önlemlerin hiçbiri Kamerun ekonomisi üzerinde istenen etkiyi yaratmamıştır. Ülke hala toparlanmak için mücadele etmektedir. Bu istikrar politikalarının tek amacı enflasyon gibi sorunları çözmektir. ARDL yöntemimizin sonuçları, Kamerun'daki ekonomik daralmanın enflasyonu artırdığını göstermektedir. Bunun temel nedeni, ülkedeki arz kaynaklarının yetersizliğidir. Bu nedenle, Kamerun'un borç ve emtia temelli ekonomik yapısını değiştirmek için arz kaynaklarının güçlendirilmesi ve çeşitlendirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• IMF
• İstikrar Politikası
• Kamerun Ekonomisi
• Ekonomik Büyüme ve Enflasyon
• ARDL Yaklaşımı.

Analysis of The Economic Stabilızation Policy in Cameroon: Strategies, Limits and Challenges

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyse the stabilisation policy implemented by the Cameroonian government and the International Monetary Fund between 1975 and 2022. The final conclusion is simple. None of these measures have had the desired effect on the Cameroonian economy. The country is still struggling to recover. The sole purpose of these stabilisation policies is to solve problems such as inflation. The results of our ARDL method show that the economic contraction in Cameroon has increased inflation. The main reason for this is the inadequacy of supply sources in the country. It is therefore recommended that supply sources be strengthened and diversified in order to change Cameroon's debt- and commodity-based economic structure.

Keywords

• IMF
• Stabilization Policy
• Cameroon Economy
• Economic Growth and inflation
• ARDL approach.

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