Recently, there has been considerable interest in alternative stabilization programs in developing countries. This paper examines the possibility of implementing this type of program in a country that traditionally has had considerable difficulty in complying with International Monetary Fund programs. The macro-economic simulations of Jamaica's economy clearly show that successful supply-side p...

to construct copper heap leaching structures, a stepped heap of ore is placed over an isolated sloping surface and then washed with sulphuric acid. the isolated bed of such a heap consists of some natural and geosynthetic layers. shear strength parameters between these layers are low, so they form the possible sliding surfaces of the heaps. economic and environmental considerations call for stu...

Stabilization Policies in the World Economy: Scope and Skepticism Author(s): Jeffrey Sachs Reviewed work(s): Source: The American Economic Review, Vol. 72, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the NinetyFourth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1982), pp. 56-61 Published by: American Economic Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1802303 . Accessed: 20/04/2012 1...

Defining long-run stabilization targets for atmospheric CO2 is ultimately a political question since it depends on value judgments. However, because of the enormous uncertainties that surround projections of climate change, their impacts and mitigation costs, any proposed stabilization target is, quite expectedly, controversial. This uncertainty, some have argued, implies that climatic change m...

Do fiscal stabilization policies affect the long-term growth of the economy? If so, are the long-term effects growth-enhancing or growth-reducing? These questions have again become relevant to the political and academic debate since governments have been forced to spend considerable funds for economic stimulus packages as a response to the recent economic crisis. The answers provided by the eco...