00578nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000230001724500950004026000090013552003170014458300190046120260716043326.0  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