The Debt Crisis and its Impact on Jamaican Education

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1989

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This paper examines the impact on the education system of the debt crisis combined with the implementation of policy measures designed to achieve structural adjustment of the economy. It identifies the consequences of the shortfall of financial resources as: (a) reduction of services, (b) mobilization of development aid, (c) increased taxes and cost recovery, and (d) increased community support.

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Caribbean Consultation Meeting for the World Conference on Education for All, Kingston, Jamaica, November 22-24, 1989

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Educational development

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