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    4. An Empirical Investigation into the Financing of Small, Family-owned Businesses in Jamaica

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Williams,Densil A. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Sep 2010
    Published:
    Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    59(3) : 31-57
    Notes:
    Reports on an empirical investigation into how small, family-owned businesses in Jamaica raise financing for business start-up and business growth. Access to finance has been one of the most critical issues affecting the growth and survival of these firms in the Jamaican economy but very little empirical work has been done in this area. This study uses survey data collected from over 250 family-owned enterprises from all the industrial sectors in the economy and analyzed, using multivariate statistical techniques. The results revealed that internal sources of financing are usually used to finance business start-up while external sources are used to finance business growth.

    5. Distribution of Income in Trinidad-Tobago and Comparison with Distribution of Income in Jamaica

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Ahiram,E. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    June, 1966
    Published:
    Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    15 (2) : 103-120
    Notes:
    The main objective of this paper is to present and analyze a fairly comprehensive and reliable set of data on personal income distribution in Trinidad and to compare those findings with those for Jamaica.

    9. Fighting a Losing Battle? Defending Women's Reproductive Rights in Twenty-First Century Jamaica

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Maxwell,Shakira (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Sep 2012
    Published:
    Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    61(3) : 95-115
    Notes:
    Examines recent aspects of the debate on the legalisation of abortion in Jamaica. Highlights the recommendations of the Abortion Policy Review Group which reviewed health implications in Jamaica and assessed existing laws in the wider Caribbean on abortion. Using feminist analysis the paper also explores the challenges faced by those arguing for legislative reform on abortion services in Jamaica within the larger framework of reproductive health and rights.

    10. Income Distribution in Jamaica, 1958

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Ahiram,E. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    September, 1964
    Published:
    Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    13 (3) : 333-369
    Notes:
    The main objective of this paper is to present and analyze a fairly comprehensive and reliable set of data on income distribution in Jamaica. Jamaican households ranking in the top 20 percent in income commanded 61.5 percent of income, and those in the bottom 20 percent only 2.2 percent.

    11. Incomes of Upper 2.5 Percent and 8.5 Percent of Income Taxpayers in Relation to National Income, Jamaica 1951-65

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Cumper,George E. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    December, 1971
    Published:
    Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    20(4) : 362-68

    12. Internal Migration in Jamaica: An Economic Analysis

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Adams,Nassau A. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    June, 1969
    Published:
    Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    18 (2) : 137-151
    Notes:
    The purpose of the paper is to design and test a model which explains internal migration in Jamaica, based largely on the 1960 census. Suggests that urban migration was unrelated to the level of employment opportunities.

    15. Public Discourse, Popular Culture and Attitudes Towards Homosexuals in Jamaica

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Cowell,Noel M. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Mar 2011
    Published:
    Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social and Economic Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    60(1) : 31-60
    Notes:
    Uses data from a sample of working age Jamaicans to explore dimensions of their attitudes towards homosexuals. The results confirm strong negative attitudes towards homosexuals and suggested alignment with attitudes emanating from sources as distinct as the church, the state and the proponents of popular culture.