Urban poverty and violence in Jamaica (English)

This report, based primarily on a 1995 University of the West Indies participatory study, focuses on the complex relationship between violence and urban poverty in Jamaica. The government established the Jamaican Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in 1996, with the primary goal of reducing poverty and helping to create an environment for sustainable national development. To incorporate the voices of the urban poor in the JSIF project design, the study...

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Moser,Caroline O.;

Holland,Jeremy;
Document Date
1997/02/28
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
16309
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Jamaica,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
1997/02/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Urban poverty and violence in Jamaica
Keywords
causal impact

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Moser,Caroline O.; Holland,Jeremy.

Urban poverty and violence in Jamaica (English). World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies ; viewpoints Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781221468262490586

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