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dc.titleBIDeconomics Belize: Developing a Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Belize
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorLeslie, Janelle
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Arranz, Marta
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Ghio, Ramiro
dc.contributor.authorVasquez, Gian
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Office in Belize
dc.coverageBelize
dc.date.available2021-02-20T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-02-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis document presents a comprehensive analysis of challenges and opportunities for promoting inclusive and sustainable development in Belize on a sectoral level, where rekindling faster, sustained economic growth is arguably one of the country's most significant development challenges. The unprecedented hit of the COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to an economy with characteristically low growth, and dramatically transformed Belize's economic and social outlook. Reigniting economic growth that is sustainable and inclusive, as well as removing structural bottlenecks, requires addressing three priority areas categorized here as pillars. These pillars are: (i) Anchoring fiscal policy for growth, (ii) Transforming the export sector through diversification, integration, and innovation, and (iii) Providing social protection and skills to shape the future. These development challenges are interdependent and tackling them will require a collaborative and synchronous approach. At the IADB, we trust the BIDeconomics Belize will be a valuable tool for the Government of Belize and the country's stakeholders to overcome these challenges. BIDeconomics is a series of publications by the Department of Countries of Central America Haiti, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic that provides analysis and proposals to support the sustainable development of the countries of the region. Each publication summarizes the findings of the Country Development Challenges studies, which are respectively prepared as inputs for each of the IDB Country Strategies.
dc.format.extent31
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003055
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/BIDeconomics-Belize-Developing-a-Sustainable-Resilient-and-Inclusive-Belize.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesBIDeconomics
dc.subjectCitizen Safety
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subjectRegional Integration
dc.subjectTaxation
dc.subjectPrivate Investment
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectSustainable Growth
dc.subjectExport
dc.subjectGDP Growth
dc.subjectInclusive Growth
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectBIDeconomics
dc.subjectEconomic Diversification
dc.subject.jelcodeO30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure
dc.subject.jelcodeF15 - Economic Integration
dc.subject.jelcodeO23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO14 - Industrialization • Manufacturing and Service Industries • Choice of Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeL25 - Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
dc.subject.jelcodeF13 - Trade Policy • International Trade Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeH51 - Government Expenditures and Health
dc.subject.jelcodeH62 - Deficit • Surplus
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH52 - Government Expenditures and Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI30 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH63 - Debt • Debt Management • Sovereign Debt
dc.subject.jelcodeF02 - International Economic Order and Integration
dc.subject.jelcodeZ32 - Tourism and Development
dc.subject.keywordsinnovation;Citizen security;Integration;Infrastructure;Education;health;Fiscal policy;growth;Tourism;Development Challenges;Agriculture;private sector;Belize;COVID-19;bideconomics;diversification;labour
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00896
idb.operationBL-P1103
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