Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Economics

First Advisor

Yavuz Yaşar

Second Advisor

Rafael R. Ioris

Third Advisor

Robert Urquhart

Fourth Advisor

Peter Sai-Wing Ho

Keywords

Developmentalism, Economic development, International monetary fund, Jamaica, Singapore, Washington consensus

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of the International Monetary Fund’s Stabilization Program (IMFSP) as a tool for economic development. The Fund’s program utilizes an approach steeped in the Washington Conesus, which requires austere and demand side economic measures to be taken to achieve success. To determine efficacy, Jamaica was used as a case study, where special attention paid to the supply side economic consideration of human capital development in Health and Education. Additionally, this paper contrasted the IMF approach with a case study of Singapore and the Developmentalist approach to economic development. The research provided a clear picture that the IMFSP did stabilize the Jamaica economy. However, it did so at the expense of stunting human capital development in Jamaica. Therefore, a different approach is required to bring lasting economic development.

Publication Statement

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Rights Holder

Anthony N. Iacovelli

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

en

File Size

120 pgs

Discipline

Economics, Economic history

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