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The Road to Sustained Growth in Jamaica.

"Jamaica's economic history is a story of paradoxes and potential. It has an English-speaking and a reasonably well-educated labor force, is close to the world's largest market, the United States, and has an abundance of natural beauty, which has spurred tourism. Many of its social an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2004.
Colección:World Bank country study.
World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Overview and policy options
  • pt. II. Main report
  • 1. Growth and poverty reduction in Jamaica
  • 2. Understanding growth in Jamaica
  • 3. Reducing the fiscal and debt burden
  • 4. Revitalizing Jamaica's financial system
  • 5. Improving education outcomes
  • 6. Crime and its impact on business in Jamaica
  • 7. Improving Jamaica's international competitiveness
  • Annex A. Identifying the determinants of crime
  • Annex B. Methodology for business victimization survey
  • Annex C. Case of service station near Montego Bay
  • Annex D. Case of furniture manufacturing firm in Kingston metropolitan area
  • Annex E. Program DESEPAZ, desarrollo, seguridad y paz (development, security and peace) in Cali, Colombia
  • Annex F. Police and community cooperation for reduction of violence in Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Annex G. Citizen culture in Bogota (Cultura Ciudadana en a la Alcadia de Bogota), Bogota, Colombia.