. Poverty rates are below that of comparable countries. Yet, 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 …, this report proposes that a "bandwagon" approach to reforms may be needed to improve prospects for sustained growth, with …

done in the recent past, but it is not going to be easy. The potential for 'catch-up' growth from the depths of the … drivers of past growth are unlikely to be sustained. Nevertheless, efforts by the government to create better conditions for … higher private investment, exports, and employment, as well as strong support from the Tajik business community and …

The objectives of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) are to: (i) provide an up-to-date, fact-based analysis of … by discussing which of these challenges are truly binding constraints on growth. Chapter three, after taking stock of on …

of Volume two, emphasis is placed on understanding what drove past growth at macro and sector levels, and in particular …, on how Uganda's firms and farms have evolved. Chapter 2 continues the retrospective of past growth in agriculture, the … most important sector of the economy. The report provides a comprehensive review of growth trends in agriculture, using …

of Volume two, emphasis is placed on understanding what drove past growth at macro and sector levels, and in particular …, on how Uganda's firms and farms have evolved. Chapter 2 continues the retrospective of past growth in agriculture, the … most important sector of the economy. The report provides a comprehensive review of growth trends in agriculture, using …

inclusive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Modest investment rates despite attractive returns and low savings rates despite … inclusive growth, with special emphasis on the issues of savings and investment … stimulus. The quest for inclusive growth calls for a different, bolder approach. Integration of the advanced and less …

nonetheless be a major contributor to future growth if more go into private investment than in the past … through which the 2008-09 global economic crisis adversely impacted the economy. Conversely, the pickup in growth since 2009 … country economic memorandum has argued, future growth in Tajikistan will depend crucially on increasing efficiency and raising …

have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect … on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth effect stemming from a composition effect. However, the authors show … period 1970--90. They extend the usual specifications for economic growth regressions by incorporating an interaction term …