Jamaica's joblessness and poverty can be attributed to both global and local processes. Can you explain each of these processes and how it has affected Jamaica. Local Processes are a. Slavery and colonialism b. Independence and Land Distribution that did not go far (led to political tensions) c. Debt d. Proximity of Jamaica to USA Global Processes are a. Oil Crisis of 1973: In 1973, the economy crashed due to the rise in world oil prices, rapidly pushing up the costs of imports. b. SAP c