00549nam a2200085Ia 4500100002300000245009500023260000900118520031700127583001900444  aTHOMAS, Desmond R.  aSuperintermediation in conditions of economic slowdown : the recent experience of Jamaica.  c1994  aDiscusses the phenomenal growth performance of the financial sector amid relative sluggishness of the other main sectors.  Suggests a link between this development and the growth of the budget deficit, as evidenced by the proliferation of financial instruments such as treasury bills and certificates of deposit.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR