Charting Jamaica's Economic and Social development is an examination of Jamaica's economic history and an analysis of what the fundamental issues are with Jamaica's lack of economic and social development. It makes prescriptions for turning this around to ensure economic growth and social development.
Achieving Equilibrium Living, is a very exciting concept about maximizing the quality of our lives. The book provides invaluable information about how to achieve the optimal mix of health, wealth, and happiness in your life. It recognizes that you only live once, and that many of us get bogged down in one aspect of our life, to the detriment of the others. The end result being that most persons will end up with regrets. This book lays a solid foundation for you to not fall prey to this, and shows you how to systematically build your life so that you find that contentment, which will increase the quality of your life ten fold. It is a must read for all who treasure life, and want to maximize it before it is too late.
Despite having a number of potential attributes (such as being English-speaking, having poverty levels below that of comparable countries and a reasonably well-educated labour force), Jamaicas economic history is marked by the paradoxes of low growth in GDP and high employment despite high investment and important achievements in poverty reduction. This publication seeks to examines these issues, and topics discussed include: poverty reduction and income inequality; whether Jamaicas GDP growth has been underestimated; policy options for reducing the fiscal and debt burden, revitalising the financial system; improving education outcomes, tackling the economic costs of crime, and improving international competitiveness.
This manual has been designed and written with the purpose of introducing key concepts and areas of debate around the "creative economy", a valuable development opportunity that Latin America, the Caribbean and the world at large cannot afford to miss. The creative economy, which we call the "Orange Economy" in this book (you'll see why), encompasses the immense wealth of talent, intellectual property, interconnectedness, and, of course, cultural heritage of the Latin American and Caribbean region (and indeed, every region). At the end of this manual, you will have the knowledge base necessary to understand and explain what the Orange Economy is and why it is so important. You will also acquire the analytical tools needed to take better advantage of opportunities across the arts, heritage, media, and creative services.