Vision 2030 was launched in October 2007 with the aspiration to make Jamaica “the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business.” Although progress has been made, the data shows that Jamaica´s pace of economic development is too slow to achieve this worthwhile goal. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Jamaica improved its Global Competitiveness Score (GCS) from 57.4 percent to 57.9 percent in 2018 but still fell one place in the world ranking to position 79 out of the 140 countries surveyed. 

About the Authors

William Lawrence

 

 William Lawrence is the Director, Professional Services Unit, Mona School of Business

Silburn Clarke