Producing to Survive Instead of Borrowing Posted on May 5, 2009May 7, 2009 by Your Financial FactSheet Jamaica Observer: “Producing to Survive Instead of Borrowing” Apart from the effects the global economic recession is having on Jamaica, the country’s gravest problem is not producing enough goods and services to ensure economic stability and viability, yet it wants to enjoy a high standard of living mainly through borrowing upon borrowing.