Regional integration in the Caribbean: The role of trade agreements and structural transformation

Skerrette, Nyasha
Pantin, Machel
McLean, Sheldon

2014-10

LC/L.3916
LC/CAR/L.448

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Despite having relatively open economies and a dedicated strategic focus on export expansion, Caribbean economies still account for a small proportion of global trade (goods and services). This paper therefore posits that the subregion adopt a new dais of regional integration, which favours deeper trade and economic integration with countries which are the region’s natural trading partners.

INTEGRACION ECONOMICA; REGIONALISMO; ACUERDOS ECONOMICOS; DESARROLLO ECONOMICO; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; REGIONALISM; ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;