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2. Agricultural Productivity Growth, Efficiency Change and Technical Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ludena,Carlos (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- May, 2010
- Published:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Notes:
- 38 p., Analyzes total factor productivity growth in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1961 and 2007. The results show that among developing regions, Latin America and the Caribbean shows the highest agricultural productivity growth. The highest growth within the region has occurred in the last two decades, especially due to improvements in efficiency and the introduction of new technologies. Within the region, land-abundant countries consistently outperform land-constrained countries.
3. Productive Development Policies in Jamaica
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Benfield,Warren (Author) and Panadeiros,Monica (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- March 2010
- Published:
- Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 80 p., Jamaica seems to be a puzzling case for economic growth: despite the structural reforms implemented in the last three decades and adequate investment levels, real GDP per capita is roughly the same as in 1970. The disappointing performance of this economy suggests that productive development policies (PDPs), including first-generation reforms, have not been enough to create a better environment for productivity growth. This paper examines the PDPs in Jamaica and concludes that behind the paradox of high investment and low growth of this economy are the "public debt trap" and a highly distortive tax incentive structure to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and promote exports. Although industrial policy is moving towards a more modern conceptual design, the old schemes seem politically difficult to dismantle.
4. Regional Integration: What is in it for CARICOM?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Mendoza,Eduardo (Author) and Moreira,Mauricio Mesquita (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- Aug 2010
- Published:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 74 p., This paper draws on the literature on trade, growth and regional agreements to discuss the motivation behind the Caribbean drive for integration, the results obtained so far and what is in stock for the future. It argues, with the help of descriptive statistics, an empirical growth model and a gravity model, that the traditional, trade related gains from regional integration have been and are bound to be limited because of (1) the countries' high openness; (2) the limited size of the "common", enlarged market; and (3) the countries' relatively similar factor endowments.
5. Social Policies in Grenada: Social Policies in Small States Series, No. 2
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lewis,Patsy (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- Notes:
- 74 p., The country case studies and thematic papers in this series examine social policy issues facing small states and their implications for economic development. They show how, despite their inherent vulnerability, some small states have been successful in improving their social indicators because of the complementary social and economic policies they have implemented. This paper focuses on Grenada, a small state that has made impressive initial achievements in economic and human development since independence. However, continuing unemployment and poverty, the recent erosion of trade preferences, and the changing international donor aid environment have exposed structural weaknesses in its economic model. Tables, Figures, References.