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Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Jamaica
- Author(s):
- Lavigne, Milena |
- Vargas, Luis Hernán
- Serie:
- No.
- 533
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03
- Physical Description
- 38 p.: grafs., tabls.
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This report is part of a series of national case studies aimed at disseminating knowledge on the current status of social protection systems in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and at discussing their main challenges in terms of realizing of the economic and social rights of the population a... -
Caribbean small states, vulnerability and development
- Author(s):
- Kambon, Asha
- Serie:
- Published in:
- Caribbean Development Report.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-09
- Physical Description
- grafs., tabls.
- p. 111-145
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Energy efficiency potential in Jamaica: challenges, opportunities and strategies for implementation
- Author(s):
- Binger, Al
- Serie:
- No.
- 394
- Date Issued:
- 2011-04
- Physical Description
- 49 p.
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The Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) identifies energy management as a critical issue in achieving sustainability. Like many of the small islands states, Jamaica is economically vulnerable to external factors such as fluctuations in energy prices, a cons... -
Evaluation of the economic and social impact of possible trade negotiations between Jamaica and Central America, Mexico and the countries of the Northern Caribbean
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL
- Serie:
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-08
- Physical Description
- 110 p.
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This study was prepared under the United Nations Development Account project “Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade Agreements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade”, implemented by the United Nations Regional Commissions for Asia (ESCAP), Africa (ECA) and Latin America and the Caribbean (ECL... -
Renewable energies potential in Jamaica
- Author(s):
- Loy, Detlef |
- Coviello, Manlio
- Corporate Author(s):
- German Agency for Technical Cooperation |
- NU. CEPAL |
- Jamaica. Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology
- Serie:
- No.
- 18
- Date Issued:
- 2005-06
- Physical Description
- 86 p. : tabls.
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Jamaica has abundant renewable energy sources (RES), which have hardly been tapped in the past and could provide for large shares of the future energy requirements. In 2005, around 5% of the expected 4,020 GWh of electricity produced will be based on RES (wind and hydropower). With the new planned ... -
Energy efficiency and mobility: A roadmap towards a greener economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Kreuzer, Fabian Maximilian |
- Wilmsmeier, Gordon
- Serie:
- No.
- 602
- Date Issued:
- 2014-10
- Physical Description
- 268 p.; tabls., maps., ilus.
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Much analysis and proposals on sustainable transport policies have been developed around the world, both at government and research institutions. It is clear that no action will provide the single solution and it is imperative to act simultaneously on: i) improvement of technology in vehicles, lead... -
New perspectives on corporate social responsibiloty in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Balboni, Fabio |
- Charles-Soverall, Wayne |
- Levy, Brigette McDonald
- Serie:
- Published in:
- Caribbean Development Report.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-09
- Physical Description
- grafs., tabls.
- p. 23-43
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Informal economy and informal citizenship: exploring causation and connectivity in socio-politico shifts in Jamaica
- Author(s):
- Schoburgh, Eris D.
- Serie:
- Published in:
- Caribbean Development Report.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-09
- Physical Description
- p. 9-22
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Consumer confidence and economic growth: case studies of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
- Author(s):
- Sergeant, Kelvin |
- Lugay, Beverly |
- Dookie, Michele
- Serie:
- No.
- 545
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10
- Physical Description
- 29 p. : gráfs., tabls.
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This study examined the causal link between consumer confidence and GDP in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in the context of the vector autoregression (VAR) methodology. The interest rate and exchange rate were also included in the model as control variables. In the case of Jamaica, remittances wer...
