Kuenyehia, A.2019-05-102019-05-102011http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/29923This paper is not an economic analysis of Economic Recovery Programs, neither does it seek to put forward any economic ideas. It is simply an attempt to put in the context of human rights the privations suffered by a section of one society as a result of programs fashioned by international financial institutions for the solution of the economic problems that have beset our nation for many years. The paper looks at the nature of these programs in the special context of Ghana and advocates that, important as it is that the economy be put on a sound basis, it is also necessary that the social cost of these programs be considered carefully and that every attempt be made to alleviate them so that the people most affected adversely would have a chance to enjoy their human rights. © 1994 by the University of Pennsylvania Press. All rights reserved.enArticle