Structural adjustment and the labour market in Jamaica

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-261

  Gafar, John ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMF; LABOUR MARKET; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; WAGE GAP; WORLD BANK;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0031391129     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.1997.9669707     Document Type: Article

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