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Institutions v.s. Policies

December, 2008
Thematic Area: 
The Economy

Recent work emphasizes the primacy of differences in countries’ colonially-bequeathed property rights and legal systems for explaining differences in their subsequent economic development. Barbados and Jamaica provide a striking counter example to this long-run view of income determination

 

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A New Social Partnership for Jamaica

December, 2008
Thematic Area: 
The Economy

Social partnerships have emerged as a means for countries to cope with harsh economic circumstances. In this paper, we survey the experiences of other countries and conduct one-on-one consultations with Jamaican stakeholders to ascertain the prospects for successful social partnerships.

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