noun
structural adjustment programs
Economic term referring to policy reforms, often associated with IMF or World Bank lending conditions.
多くの途上国が構造調整プログラムの実施を求められた。
Many developing countries were required to implement structural adjustment programs.
構造改革 is a broader term for structural reform in general, while 構造調整プログラム specifically refers to the policy packages tied to international financial institutions.
Compound of 構造 (structure), 調整 (adjustment), and the loanword プログラム (program). The term is a direct translation of the English 'structural adjustment program'.