Dominica
Dominica

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2005-03-25

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1451810881

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The staff report for the Third and Fourth Reviews Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility on Dominica highlights economic developments and policies. Import growth has been robust on account of the economic recovery but the impact on the current account has been partially offset by increased tourism receipts. The efforts to reform the tax system and strengthen social security are necessary to place Dominica’s public finances over the long term on a firmer footing.

Dominica
Dominica

Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2013-01-28

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1616358467

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Dominica has faced two major challenges during the past two decades: weak competitiveness and low potential growth. In addition to these economic challenges, the country has been facing frequent natural disasters. Growth is expected to pick up gradually. The financial system is highly liquid but monetary conditions have not eased. The external position is improving on strong service receipts. Fiscal policy is reaching its limit in terms of its ability to support economic activity. The balance of risks to the fiscal outlook is broadly balanced.

Dominica
Dominica

Author: International Monetary Fund Staff

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9780119872279

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Dated July 2001.

Playing with Languages
Playing with Languages

Author: Amy L. Paugh

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0857457616

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Over several generations villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Drawing on detailed ethnographic fieldwork and analysis of video-recorded social interaction in naturalistic home, school, village and urban settings, the study explores this paradox and examines the role of children and their social worlds. It offers much-needed insights into the study of language socialization, language shift and Caribbean children’s agency and social lives, contributing to the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of children’s cultures. Further, it demonstrates the critical role played by children in the transmission and transformation of linguistic practices, which ultimately may determine the fate of a language.

Native on the Net
Native on the Net

Author: Kyra Landzelius

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-11

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1134501803

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The Internet is increasingly being used by marginalized ethnic groups to create a form of community and unified political voice. This book explores the lives and agendas of these web users and the political effects of their online activity.

Human Development Report 2007/2008
Human Development Report 2007/2008

Author: United Nations Development Programme

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-29

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 0230598501

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This year's Human Development Report explains why we have less than a decade to change course and start living within our global carbon budget, and how climate change will create long-run low human development traps, pushing vulnerable people into a downward spiral of deprivation.