Impact of economic adjustment on the poor in Jamaica: background paper (Record no. 41034)
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| fixed length control field | 01163nam a2200145Ia 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260716043131.0 |
| 080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Universal Decimal Classification number | 03.02.01 C2773 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Witter, Michael |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Impact of economic adjustment on the poor in Jamaica: background paper |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | I.L.O. PREALC |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Port of SpainTT |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1991 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 68 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Identifies the policy changes demanded by the IMF in an attempt to stabilize the Jamaican economy viz, liberalization of exchange controls; limits on public borrowing and public spending; deregulation of markets; divestment of public enterprises to private entrepreneurs; wages and salaries policy; tight limits on domestic credit; climate of confidence. Evaluates the impact of each of the 'Sector Adjustments' and other bank loans, concluding that in effect, the SAL and SAL-type loans from the Bank, have aggravated the country's indebtedness, rather than increased its capacity to service the debt that it had acquired before the SALs. Presents the view that the burdern of adjustment has fallen on the working people with the slashing of real wages and increases in net taxes. |
| 583 ## - ACTION NOTE | |
| Time/date of action | 3/7/00 |
| Action agent | M2LMGR |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Monograph |
| Call number suffix | C2773 |
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