01615cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005183 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820218 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Jamaica : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Economic outcomes in Jamaica have fallen short of the authorities' objectives in recent years. As the government looks to reinvigorate its growth and debt reduction strategy, it is instructive to examine how exogenous shocks and other unanticipated developments can affect economic outcomes. First, it examines the impact on Jamaica's economy of external economic slowdowns and credit crunches. Second, it develops a framework to assess the probabilities of successfully reducing debt below pre-specified thresholds. Furthermore, the relationships that existed in the past may not hold in the future. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/198 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/198/002.2008.issue-198-en.xml IMF e-Library