Developing Sustainable Balance of Payments in Small Countries: Lessons from Macroeconomic Deadlock in Jamaica

Author:   Andre Haughton
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN:  

9783319850436


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   01 August 2018
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $258.72 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Developing Sustainable Balance of Payments in Small Countries: Lessons from Macroeconomic Deadlock in Jamaica


Add your own review!

Overview

This book analyses Jamaica’s ability to satisfy its short and long run foreign currency obligations in light of recurrent balance of payment support from international lending agencies. Jamaica is one of the top five indebted nations in the world, and despite entering 13 successive arrangements with the International Monetary Fund over the past 40 years, its depreciating currency continues to drive up debt servicing requirements. The island nation’s longstanding relationship with multilateral lending agencies like the IMF serves as a case study for other developing countries that are unable to generate sufficient intrinsic net international reserves and, consequently, suffer from incredibly low GDP growth per annum. The book closes with policy recommendations to bolster the Jamaican economy into solvency so that it can create a sustainable foreign debt repayment plan, and suggests strategies for supporting local economic objectives within global geopolitical constraints. 

Full Product Details

Author:   Andre Haughton
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319850436


ISBN 10:   3319850431
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   01 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1. Foreign Currency Flows and the Jamaican Economy.- 2. Foreign Currency Borrowing and Foreign Debt Sustainability.- 3. Determinants of Current Account Imbalances.- 4. Current Account Subgroups and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics.- 5. Currency Depreciation and Economic Growth.- 6. Balance of Payments and Capital Account Sustainability.- 7. Net International Reserve Adequacy and the Optimal Reserves- 8. Foreign Direct Investment, Savings, Investment, and GDP Growth.- 9. Commercial Banks and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism.- 10. Concluding Remarks and Policy Recommendations.

Reviews

Author Information

Andre Haughton is Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona in Jamaica. He earned his PhD from the University of Essex in the UK. He is a KPMG Peat Marwick Scholar, a Thomas De La Rue Scholar, and a British Commonwealth Scholar. He is a member of the Private Sector of Jamaica’s Economic Policy Committee and the Inter-American Development Bank’s Civil Society Consulting Group.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List