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Every Jamaican has their part to play in lifting this country, it is not Minister Shaw or the Prime Minister alone," said Azan.
"And the way they can do that is by pushing and pressuring the Government to support local industry and by going out themselves and supporting the local industry rather than buying an imported product which is supporting a foreign job," said the JMA president.
Said the JCC's Samuda: "Part of the problem is that instead of challenging the Government and saying get out of the way regardless of which party is in power, the private sector, because Government is so large in the economy, has been busy holding onto Government so it can get benefits from the resources which Government allocates....you need a mindshift in Government and in the private sector and that minshift has to be followed up by structural changes which encourage private enterprise."
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"And the way they can do that is by pushing and pressuring the Government to support local industry and by going out themselves and supporting the local industry rather than buying an imported product which is supporting a foreign job," said the JMA president.
Said the JCC's Samuda: "Part of the problem is that instead of challenging the Government and saying get out of the way regardless of which party is in power, the private sector, because Government is so large in the economy, has been busy holding onto Government so it can get benefits from the resources which Government allocates....you need a mindshift in Government and in the private sector and that minshift has to be followed up by structural changes which encourage private enterprise."
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...#ixzz16EvgzxE2