Accelerating Trade and Integration
            in the Caribbean : Policy Options for Sustained Growth, Job
            Creation, and Poverty Reduction

Hamilton, Pamela Coke; Tsikata, Yvonne; Moreira, Emmanuel Pinto

dc.creator	Hamilton, Pamela Coke
dc.creator	Tsikata, Yvonne
dc.creator	Moreira, Emmanuel Pinto
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:04:01Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:04:01Z
dc.date	2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:39:45Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:39:45Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090731002717
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8017-8
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2652
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243046
dc.description	This volume builds on the foundation laid by the 2005 report by focusing on the factors affecting the region's competitiveness and the critical role that the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) has to play as a driver of integration and economic development. In addition it highlights the potential of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), if properly implemented, to significantly increase the region's competitiveness and to help it attain long-term sustained development. This potential, however, will only be realized if precise trade and competitiveness strategies are crafted to focus primarily on removing the constraints to competitiveness endemic in the region. In addition, and this is a critical element of any newly-devised strategy, is the necessity to revise regional institutional mechanisms and mandates to promote implementation and to take advantage of the market access opportunities presented by successive trade agreements such as the EPA. This report, while highlighting the need for immediate and concrete actions on the part of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, also recognizes the responsibility of the donor community in helping to play a catalytic role in supporting trade reform and macroeconomic stability. The aid for trade agenda must seek to address the weaknesses inherent in the formulation and application of international aid policies and implement new frameworks aimed at enhancing the ability of these small nation states to meet and overcome the challenges of global competitiveness.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	World Bank Country Study
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AGGREGATE EXPORTS
dc.subject	AGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subject	AVERAGING
dc.subject	BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	BILATERAL TARIFF
dc.subject	BILATERAL TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	BINDING CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	BUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKET
dc.subject	CAPITAL STOCK
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANK
dc.subject	COMMODITY
dc.subject	COMMON TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPETITION
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY LEGISLATION
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	CONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
dc.subject	COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
dc.subject	COSTS
dc.subject	CREDIT
dc.subject	CREDIT RATINGS
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subject	CUSTOMS UNION
dc.subject	CUSTOMS VALUATION
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ECONOMY
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	EXPORT DEMAND
dc.subject	EXPORT FACILITATION
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	EXPORT PRICE
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCEDURES
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subject	EXPORT REVENUE
dc.subject	EXPORT SHARES
dc.subject	EXPORT SPECIALIZATION
dc.subject	EXPORT STRUCTURE
dc.subject	EXPORT STRUCTURES
dc.subject	EXPORT SUPPLY
dc.subject	EXPORTERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	FACTOR SHARES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject	FOREIGN BANKS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AREA
dc.subject	FREE TRADE ZONE
dc.subject	FULL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITION
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	GLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADING
dc.subject	GOODS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROSS OUTPUT
dc.subject	HIGH TARIFFS
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	IMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subject	IMPORT PRICE
dc.subject	IMPORT TARIFF
dc.subject	IMPORTS
dc.subject	INCENTIVES
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFLATION RATES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INPUTS
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADING
dc.subject	INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE IN GOODS
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMICS
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	MARKET REGULATION
dc.subject	MONOPOLIES
dc.subject	MONOPOLY
dc.subject	MOST FAVORED NATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL ECONOMIES
dc.subject	OPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subject	OPENNESS
dc.subject	OUTCOMES
dc.subject	PERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION
dc.subject	PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	PROFIT RATE
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	REAL GDP
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	SHARE
dc.subject	SINGLE MARKET
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SPECIAL PROVISION
dc.subject	SPECIALIZATION
dc.subject	TARIFF
dc.subject	TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	TARIFF DISPERSION
dc.subject	TARIFF LINES
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subject	TARIFFS
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subject	TAXATION
dc.subject	TAXES
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TERMS OF TRADE
dc.subject	TOURISM
dc.subject	TRADE
dc.subject	TRADE ADJUSTMENT
dc.subject	TRADE AGENDA
dc.subject	TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	TRADE ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	TRADE BALANCE
dc.subject	TRADE CONTEXT
dc.subject	TRADE COSTS
dc.subject	TRADE DIVERSION
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subject	TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	TRADE ISSUES
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subject	TRADE NEGOTIATION
dc.subject	TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subject	TRADE PARTNERS
dc.subject	TRADE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	TRADE PATTERNS
dc.subject	TRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY FORMULATION
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subject	TRADE REFORM
dc.subject	TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE RELATIONS
dc.subject	TRADE STRATEGY
dc.subject	TRADE STRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	TRENDS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	VALUATION
dc.subject	VALUE
dc.subject	VALUE ADDED
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WELFARE
dc.subject	WELFARE GAINS
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	WTO
dc.title	Accelerating Trade and Integration in the Caribbean : Policy Options for Sustained Growth, Job Creation, and Poverty Reduction
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Caribbean
dc.coverage	CARICOM