附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209).
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.
摘要:"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 and governance indicators are strong, including near universal school enrollment and poverty levels below that of comparable countries. However, the Jamaican story is marked by the paradoxes of low growth in GDP and high employment despite high investment and important achievements in poverty reduction. This paper attempts to explain these paradoxes and concludes that one possible explanation in that GDP has been understated."--Jacket.
