LEADER 05408nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910454663203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-8019-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000793473 035 $a(EBL)459764 035 $a(OCoLC)609845457 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000085185 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11120638 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10010342 035 $a(PQKB)10008131 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459764 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459764 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10320550 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL224987 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000793473 100 $a20090513d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAccelerating trade and integration in the Caribbean$b[electronic resource] $epolicy options for sustained growth, job creation, and poverty reduction 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (364 p.) 225 1 $aA World Bank country study 300 $a"Document of the World Bank and the Organization of American States, co-produced with the Governments of CARIFORUM Countries." 311 $a0-8213-8017-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aTable 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 327 $aBox 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 327 $aBox 4. Aid for Trade: Rationale and Implications for Trade Reform in the CaribbeanTable 2.3. Comparing the Frameworks: The EPA versus the Lome?/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 327 $aFigure 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 327 $aFigure 3.10. Caribbean Exports Plus Imports, 1980-2006 330 $aThe main objective of this report is to help policymakers in the Caribbean design an agenda of policy actions to accelerate trade integration and growth, and to reduce poverty. Each part of the report focuses on a key question and provides an in-depth analysis of the issues raised, laying the foundations for policy recommendations described in the last chapter of the report. Part I asks whether the Caribbean's economic and trade system are sound enough to sustain the new era of its global trade relations. Part II addresses the opportunities and challenges that the new trade environment offers 410 0$aWorld Bank country study. 606 $aFree trade$zCaribbean Area 607 $aCaribbean Area$xEconomic integration 607 $aCaribbean Area$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFree trade 676 $a337.1/729 712 02$aWorld Bank. 712 02$aOrganization of American States. 712 02$aCaribbean Forum. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454663203321 996 $aAccelerating trade and integration in the Caribbean$92441823 997 $aUNINA