Jamaican Economy in the 1980s - Economic Decline and Structural Adjustment

List of contents

CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND OF THE JAMAICAN ECONOMIC CRISIS: FACTORS LEADING TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CURRENT ACCOUNT, CHAPTER 3 ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT AND THE IMF IN JAMAICA 1972-80 CHAPTER 4 MACROECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE SIZE OF THIRD WORLD NATIONS: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JAMAICA CHAPTER 5 TYPOLOGIES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: ORIGINS OF JAMAICA'S ECONOMIC DECLINE CHAPTER 6 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DISEQUILIBRIUM CHAPTER 7 A MODEL OF STABILIZATION WITH GROWTH IN JAMAICA. CHAPTER 8 ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM. CHAPTER 9 IMPLICATIONS OF THE U.S. CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE FOR JAMAICA

Summary

This book analyzes the main causes of deterioration in the Jamaican economy since 1972 and assesses the prospects for returning to a period of stable growth under an International Monetary Fund Stabilization program.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Looney, Robert (Naval Postgraduate School Looney, Robert E. Looney, Looney Robert, Looney Robert E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780367308773
• ISBN: 978-0-367-30877-3
• No. of pages: 257
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government