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Why do poor households not apply for welfare benefits? evidence from Jamaicas path program
Blake, Garfield O.; Gibbison, Godfrey - In: Journal of Developing Areas 49 (2015) 1, pp. 65-82
Through Health and Education (PATH) in Jamaica actually applied to the program. Also, application rate among urban households … relatively low application rate. Using data compiled by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), we conclude that single …
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An Empirical Analysis of the Demand for Imports in Three CARICOM Member Countries: An Application of the Bounds Test for Cointegration
Modeste, Nelson - In: The Review of Black Political Economy 38 (2011) 1, pp. 53-62
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The efficacy/inefficacy of accounting in controlling labour during the transition from slavery in the United States and British West Indies
Fleischman, Richard K.; Oldroyd, David; Tyson, Thomas N. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 24 (2011) August, pp. 751-780
island nations, formerly British colonies (Antigua, Barbados, and Jamaica), and record repositories the length and breadth of …
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Evaluation of Jamaica's PATH conditional cash transfer programme
Levy, Dan; Ohls, Jim - In: Journal of Development Effectiveness 2 (2010) 4, pp. 421-441
), a conditional cash transfer programme implemented by the Government of Jamaica. The authors find that PATH was generally … implemented as intended; exhibited better targeting to the poor than other similar social assistance programmes in Jamaica; and …
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Gender and cash child support in Jamaica
Wyss, Brenda - In: Review of Radical Political Economics 33 (2001) 4, pp. 415-439
Nonresident parents pay a small proportion of the total pecuniary costs of raising children in Jamaica. This paper uses … resource transfer in adult relationships help explain low levels of paternal support for children. But results from Jamaica …
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The Social Determinants of the Rule of Law: A Comparison of Jamaica and Barbados
Dawson, Andrew - In: World Development 45 (2013) C, pp. 314-324
This paper examines the social determinants of the rule of law by comparing Jamaica and Barbados, two countries with … approach, specifically investigating the origins of the divergence of the rule of law between Jamaica and Barbados by focusing … as the key factor that helps explain the divergent trajectories of the rule of law in Jamaica and Barbados post …
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The Meanings Jamaicans Associate with Corporal Punishment
Burke, Taniesha; Sutherland, Olga - In: Psychology and Developing Societies 26 (2014) 1, pp. 59-89
This study examined the meanings Jamaicans associate with corporal punishment and its perceived effects on children, caregivers’/parents’ relationship with children and in a broader sense, Jamaican culture. A total of 183 readers’ comments on 13 articles that focused on...
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How Should Land Be Taxed? Analyzing the Jamaican Land Value Tax
Sjoquist, David L. - In: Public Finance Review 35 (2007) 1, pp. 127-149
In 2002, Jamaica conducted a property tax revaluation, the first revaluation in nine years. In response, Jamaica …
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Efficiency and Revenue Issues in the Jamaican External Trade Sector
Maskus, Keith E.; Rioja, Felix K. - In: Public Finance Review 35 (2007) 1, pp. 57-82
This article is concerned with issues of the efficiency and revenue aspects of the current Jamaican taxes on trade, including tariffs, other charges, and customs valuation questions. It also considers revenue implications of further Jamaican tariff liberalization through the World Trade...
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Reflexive introspection on sharing gifts and shaping stories
Olsen, Barbara - In: Journal of Business Research 65 (2012) 4, pp. 467-474
The purpose of this paper is to convey how reflexive introspection can be used to discover new insights from previously recorded ethnographic data. A reflexive introspection of experiences recorded on tape, in fieldwork notebooks, personal journals and in correspondence bares ulterior motives...
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