The Singapore Success Story and Why Economic Growth Eludes Jamaica

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dc.contributor.advisorKhan, Shahrukh
dc.contributor.authorForrest, Alicia
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-27T12:59:00Z
dc.date.available2012-07-27T12:59:00Z
dc.date.gradyear2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-07-27
dc.description.abstractAt the start of the 1960s Jamaica and Singapore had comparable if not similar levels of per capita GDP. This continued until the mid 1970s. Singapore achieved remarkable growth rates, while Jamaica has not had the same success. This study, in determining what has accounted for the difference in economic success, has found that leadership and governance was most important for Singapore, while a lack of such leadership has characterized the Jamaican problem. The study employs growth diagnostics as a tool to determine what has hampered Jamaica’s growth and what may be some possible solutions.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEconomicsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/3186
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedrestricted
dc.subjectSingaporeen_US
dc.subjectJamaicaen_US
dc.subjecteconomic developmenten_US
dc.titleThe Singapore Success Story and Why Economic Growth Eludes Jamaicaen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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