Accelerating trade and integration in the Caribbean : : policy options for sustained growth, job creation, and poverty reduction / / Yvone Tsikata, Emmanuel Pinto Moreira, Pamela Coke Hamilton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778484803321
• Autore: Tsikata Yvonne M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank : , : Organizations of American States, , c2009
• ISBN: 0-8213-8019-2
• Descrizione fisica: xlix, 311 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Collana: A World Bank country study, , 0253-2123
• Altri autori (Persone): MoreiraEmmanuel Pinto; HamiltonPamela Coke
• Disciplina: 337.1/729
• Soggetti: Free trade - Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area Economic integration; Caribbean Area Economic policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Document of the World Bank and the Organization of American States, co-produced with the Governments of CARIFORUM Countries."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; Part I: Overview of Economic and Trade System Context; Table 1.1. Caribbean Economies: Real GDP Growth, 1997-2006; Table 1.2. Caribbean Economies: Inflation Rates, 1997-2006; Box 1. Effects of the Financial Crisis on Trade and Economic Growth in the Caribbean; Table 1.3. Caribbean Economies: Merchandise Trade Balance, 1997-2006; Table 1.4. Caribbean Economies: Current Account Balance, 1997-2006; Table 1.5. Caribbean Economies: Overall Fiscal Balance, 1997-2006; Table 1.6. Caribbean Economies: Public Sector External Debt, 1997-2006Table 1.7. Unemployment Rates in Selected Caribbean Countries, 2002-06; Table 1.8. Selected Infrastructure Indicators of Caribbean Countries and Comparable Developing Countries, 2004-06; Table 1.9. Logistic Performance Index Caribbean Countries and Comparable Developing Countries; Table 1.10. Per Capita Consumption of Electric Power; Table 1.11. Air Transport, Freight; Box 2. Infrastructure, Trade and Growth: Linkages and Implications for the Trade Agenda of Caribbean Countries; Box 3. History of Regional Integration in the Caribbean: Key Dates and DevelopmentsFigure 2.1. Share of Regional Exports, 2005; Figure 2.2. Intra-Caricom Export Growth; Table 2.1. CARICOM: CET and National Applied Tariffs in Selected Countries, 2003; Figure 2.3. Exports Plus Imports of Goods and Services, 1995 vs. 2005/6; Figure 2.4. Trade in Services, 2005; Table 2.2. Share of Mercahndise Exports by Country, 2006; Figure 2.5. CARIFORUM Main Export Partners, 2001-06; Figure 2.6. Principal Exports to the EU, 1999 versus 2006; Box 4. Aid for Trade: Rationale and Implications for Trade Reform in the CaribbeanTable 2.3. Comparing the Frameworks: The EPA versus the Lomé/Cotonou Agreement; Table 2.4. Caribbean Bilateral and Regional Trade Architecture; Figure 2.7. Principal Exports to the USA, 1999 versus 2006; Box 5. Principal Organs and Bodies of CARICOM; Table 2.5. Financing of CARICOM Secretariat: Member State Contributions; Figure 3.1. Merchandise Export Performance in the Caribbean, 1995-2006; Figure 3.2. Export Indices for the Caribbean and the World and Developing Countries, 1995-2006; Figure 3.3. Export Indices for the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, 1995-2006Figure 3.4. Merchandise Import Performance in the Caribbean, 1995-2006; Figure 3.5. CARICOM: Sector Composition of Exports, 1995 and 2006; Figure 3.6. Merchandise Exports by Destination, 1995 and 2006; Figure 3.7. Principal Exports to the EU, 1999 versus 2006; Figure 3.8. Principal Exports to the USA, 1999 versus 2006; Table 3.1. Index of Average Wage of Exports; Figure 3.9. Caribbean Exports Plus Imports Compared to Selected Asian Countries, 1980-2006; Figure 3.10. Caribbean Exports Plus Imports, 1980-2006
• Sommario/riassunto: The main objective of this report is to help policymakers in the Caribbean design an agenda of policy actions to accelerate trade integration and growth, and to reduce poverty. Each part of the report focuses on a key question and provides an in-depth analysis of the issues raised, laying the foundations for policy recommendations described in the last chapter of the report. Part I asks whether the Caribbean's economic and trade system are sound enough to sustain the new era of its global trade relations. Part II addresses the opportunities and challenges that the new trade environment offers to the Caribbean. Part III assesses the impact of the recently-negotiated Economic Partnership Agreement on growth and poverty reduction using two types of macroeconomic models. The report concludes with policy priorities for accelerating Caribbean integration into the world economy and for reaping the benefits of global competition.--Publisher's description.