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Jamaica social policy evaluation (JASPEV) SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN 2002 - 2007. Ministry paper 54/02
Jamaica social policy evaluation (JASPEV) SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN 2002 - 2007. Ministry paper 54/02
(Jamaica Government)
In 1997, the Government of Jamaica laid before Parliament, Ministry Paper #13 setting out its strategy for the eradication of absolute poverty in Jamaica. The intention was to reduce the number of persons living below the Poverty Line from 28% to 14% by 2000. The Survey of Living Conditions 2001 reported that the incidence of poverty for 2001 was 16.8% percent.