06293oam 22008055 450 991081143080332120200520144314.00-8213-8019-210.1596/978-0-8213-8017-8(CKB)1000000000793473(EBL)459764(OCoLC)609845457(SSID)ssj0000085185(PQKBManifestationID)11120638(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085185(PQKBWorkID)10010342(PQKB)10008131(MiAaPQ)EBC459764(Au-PeEL)EBL459764(CaPaEBR)ebr10320550(CaONFJC)MIL224987(The World Bank)ocn323161001(US-djbf)15736724(EXLCZ)99100000000079347320090513d2009 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAccelerating trade and integration in the Caribbean : policy options for sustained growth, job creation, and poverty reduction /Yvone Tsikata, Emmanuel Pinto Moreira, Pamela Coke HamiltonWashington, D.C. :World Bank :Organizations of American States,c2009.xlix, 311 pages illustrations ;26 cmA World Bank country study,0253-2123"Document of the World Bank and the Organization of American States, co-produced with the Governments of CARIFORUM Countries."0-8213-8017-6 Includes bibliographical references.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, 1997-2006Table 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 CountriesBox 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 2006Box 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, 1995-2006Figure 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, 1980-2006Figure 3.10. Caribbean Exports Plus Imports, 1980-2006The 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.World Bank country study.World Bank e-Library.Free tradeCaribbean AreaCaribbean AreaEconomic integrationCaribbean AreaEconomic policyFree trade337.1/729Tsikata Yvonne M1605749Moreira Emmanuel Pinto1651173Hamilton Pamela Coke1651174World Bank.Organization of American States.Caribbean Forum.DLCDLCBTCTAYDXCPC#PBWXCDXCODDLCBOOK9910811430803321Accelerating trade and integration in the Caribbean4000988UNINA