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...more devastating than any of these factors was Manley's treatment of Jamaica's bauxite industry. In 1978, the industry still provided more than 70 per cent of all export earnings; in 1974, Jamaica produced 18 per cent of the world's bauxite; by 1976, its share had slipped to 12 per cent. Part of the blame for the decline falls on strikes and an explosion in an aluminum plant, but the heart of the problem lies in Manley's effort to increase the percentage of government revenue from bauxite exports. In so doing, the prime minister raised the price...
...result of all these things, Jamaica is essentially bankrupt. Foreign reserves are almost nonexistent. More than 90 per cent of export earnings go to service foreign debt and to pay for oil imports. High unemployment, which was a major factor prompting Manley's election in 1972, has skyrocketed. Youth unemployment, which was about 40 per cent in 1972, now hovers around 70 per cent...
Khomeini's bellicosity is fully shared by other clerical leaders, who see the war as a unique chance to export their Islamic revolution by the sword. The mullahs have recruited their own irregular forces at hundreds of local mosques, and many of the clerics have taken military instruction themselves. Iran's "patriotic war" has also been joined by hundreds of seasoned leftist guerrillas, who brave clerical harassment in order to fight the common Iraqi enemy...
...survey reveals that American leaders believe the causes of U.S. trade deficit with Japan are the high quality and lower cost of Japanese products, Japanese export subsidies, unfair trade barriers, and higher U.S. wages...
...lessen the deficit, most Americans would prefer to see U.S. production and export increase rather than Japanese imports restricted...