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The Poor In Jamaica Can Have a Greater Say in Government Policy: A Comparative Analysis

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2004

make a valuable contribution to the analysis of poverty and are consulting them directly. This new participatory approach … has resulted in a broader definition of poverty and better-informed public policies that are more responsive to the needs … change the way national strategies to reduce poverty were developed and implemented. Previous strategies had met with little …

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Financing For Life Long Education:For Real GDP Growth In Jamaica

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2005

In order for Jamaica to transition from a Developing Country to a Developed Country it will be highly necessary to … create a Knowledge based society, the inability to seriously overcome this challenge will mean Jamaica will be in transition … reached a certain age. Lifelong learning in Jamaica is an important policy topic for government. This assumption is based on …

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The Janus Development Strategy: Jamaica In Transition

Jones, Peter w - EconWPA - 2005

The ability to see past and present simultaneously must be of prime importance in any development scenario. This speaks to the essence of the Janus Development Strategy, whose philosophy is outlined below. .......................Janus was represented with two faces, originally one face was...

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM: A RESPONSE TO SOCIETAL CHANGES IN JAMAICA

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2004

Civil society has been calling for improvement in Local Government for sometime now, primarily because of the ineffectiveness of the KSAC and Parish Councils island-wide to provide services such as, roads repair and public lighting, amongst others. Due to a lack of voter participation, however,...

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JAMAICA: IS AN INDEPENDENT CENTRAL BANK FEASIBILE?

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2004

committee in the context of the existing structure of the Bank of Jamaica as mutually exclusive. The truth be told, senior …

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Export Processing in the Caribbean: Lessons from Four Case Studies

Willmore, Larry - EconWPA - 2004

The author reviews case studies of four Caribbean countries-the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad …

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Financial Crises and the Presence of Foreign Banks

Tschoegl, Adrian E. - EconWPA - 2004

The paper distinguishes between the classic or traditional foreign banks with their emphasis on corporate and wholesale banking, and the innovators responding to transition, deregulation or crisis in emerging markets. The innovators come in three varieties—bettors, prospectors and...

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THE JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE: TRANSFORMATION TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2004

If there is one single expectation of Government, which we share throughout our lives, it is security and protection. This is one of the most basic functions of all forms of Government throughout the ages. This policy paper, inevitably concentrates on those aspects of reform, which are primarily...

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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ): CARIBBEAN INTEGRATION OR DISINTEGRATION?

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2004

“…….As Prime Minister at that time, this was the perspective in which the Government of Jamaica saw the proposed …

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Jamaica 2030: A Strategy For Developed Country Status

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2005

In order for Jamaica to transition from a Developing Country to a Developed Country it will be highly necessary to … create a Knowledge based society, the inability to seriously overcome this challenge will mean Jamaica will be in transition … moving in the direction of Network societies- the latest 21st century paradigm. In Jamaica, the government speaks to this in …

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