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reform. One might argue that Jamaica is a good case study of the fiscal realities of moving from a conventional tax system to … consumption tax. In two reforms in the 1980s-early 1990s, Jamaica adopted a flat rate income tax, and a single rate value added … in 2005, Jamaica considered comprehensive tax reform. We raise the same question: would the full adoption of this …
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The recent literature on measuring bank performance indicates a preference for sophisticated techniques over simple accounting ratios. We explore the results and relationships between bank efficiency estimates using accounting ratios and Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) with bootstrap among Jamaican...
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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 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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Development thinking has changed significantly in recent years. Policymakers have recognized the ability of the poor to 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...
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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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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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The author reviews case studies of four Caribbean countries-the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad …
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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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compares the overall macroeconomy of Jamaica in the areas of output, fiscal and monetary policy, capital formation and trade to …
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