Contradictory socio-economic consequences of structural adjustment in Kingston, Jamaica

Geographical Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-129

  Clarke, Colin ^a   Howard, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Census analysis; Employment; Housing; Jamaica; Structural adjustment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; HOUSING; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; KINGSTON [JAMAICA];

EID: 33745027396     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2006.00197.x     Document Type: Review

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