Economic growth and development in the Caribbean Region / / Walker A. Pollard ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9729
• Soggetto geografico: Caribbean Area Economic conditions 1945-
• Altri autori: PollardWalker A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION -- ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE* -- LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- CURRENT LEVEL OF CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- Impediments to Future Development -- Potential Policies for Economic Development -- Governmental Policies that Have Helped Overcome Diseconomies of Scale -- Increased Investment in Infrastructure and Skill Building Can Increase Growth and Reduce Poverty -- Export Diversification is Best Supported by Improving the Domestic Business Environment -- Trade Policy for Development -- Trade Liberalization Can Support Development -- U.S. Policies Can Stimulate Caribbean Services Exports -- CBERA Has Generally Increased Growth Despite Preference Erosion -- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS BY INTERESTED PARTIES -- CBERA Has Been Beneficial to the Countries and the Region -- Value of Trade Preferences Is Being Reduced -- Market Access Provisions Should Be Renewed and Expanded -- Future U.S.-Caribbean Relations Should Be Broader and Deeper -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND APPROACH OF BOOK -- Purpose -- Scope, Approach, and Organization of the Book -- U.S. TRADE PREFERENCES AVAILABLE TO CBERA COUNTRIES -- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act -- Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act -- HOPE Act of 2006 -- Other Preference Programs Available to CBERA Countries -- MAJOR U.S. INSTITUTIONS AFFECTING TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CBERA COUNTRIES -- Chapter 2 CURRENT LEVEL OF CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: REGIONAL OVERVIEW -- REGIONAL OVERVIEW -- POPULATION AND LEVELS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE. ; IMPORTANCE OF TRADE TO THE CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRIES -- Export Diversification -- EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF CBERA PREFERENCES -- TOURISM AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AS IMPORTANT REGION-WIDE SECTORS -- The Contribution of Tourism to CBERA Countries -- Tourism as a Share of GDP -- Tourism Exports -- Financial Services in CBERA Countries -- ETHANOL DEHYDRATION INDUSTRY -- OVERVIEW OF OTHER MAJOR NON-U.S. POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS AFFECTING TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CBERA COUNTRIES -- World Bank -- Inter-American Development Bank -- Caribbean Development Bank -- Caribbean Community -- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States -- EU Economic Partnership Agreements -- Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement -- Selected Other Trade and Development Arrangements -- Chapter 3 OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE ON POTENTIAL CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- The Relationship between Trade, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction -- Trade Preferences and Growth -- Effects of the CBERA on the Caribbean -- Effects of Other Agreements on the Caribbean -- Utilization of Preferential Trade Programs in the Caribbean -- Textile and Apparel Preferences under Original CBERA and CBTPA -- Nonapparel Preferences under Original CBERA and CBTPA -- PROMOTING CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- Evolution of Caribbean Policies and Their Effects on Competitiveness and the Macroeconomy -- Development Challenges for Small Countries and Small Enterprises -- Export Diversification -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Assistance for Small Enterprises and Households -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Challenges Posed by International Standards -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Other Key Challenges for Caribbean Development. ; Infrastructure in the Caribbean -- Basic Infrastructure -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Ports and Shipping Infrastructure -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology Infrastructure -- Overview -- ICT as an Export Sector -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Health and Education -- Health and Wellness Services -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Education -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Overview -- Policies Identified in the Literature -- Trade and Trade Policy for Caribbean Development -- Recent Trade Patterns and Trade Liberalization -- Trade Policies Identified in the Literature for Caribbean Countries -- Trade Policies for the United States Identified in the Literature -- Textiles and Apparel -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 CURRENT LEVEL OF CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: COUNTRY PROFILES -- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA -- Economic and Social Development3 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration6 -- REFERENCES -- ARUBA -- Economic and Social Development9 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration10 -- REFERENCES -- THE BAHAMAS -- Economic and Social Development12 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration14 -- REFERENCES -- BARBADOS -- Economic and Social Development15 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration18 -- REFERENCES -- BELIZE -- Economic and Social Development19 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration21 -- REFERENCES -- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS -- Economic and Social Development22 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration23 -- REFERENCES -- DOMINICA -- Economic and Social Development24 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration26 -- REFERENCES -- GRENADA -- Economic and Social Development27 -- Domestic Economy. ; International Integration29 -- REFERENCES -- GUYANA -- Economic and Social Development30 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration32 -- REFERENCES -- HAITI -- Economic and Social Development33 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration35 -- REFERENCES -- JAMAICA -- Economic and Social Development36 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration38 -- REFERENCES -- MONT SERRAT -- Economic and Social Development39 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration40 -- REFERENCES -- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES -- Economic and Social Development41 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration43 -- REFERENCES -- PANAMA -- Economic and Social Development44 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration47 -- REFERENCES -- ST. KITTS AND NEVIS -- Economic and Social Development49 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration52 -- REFERENCES -- ST. LUCIA -- Economic and Social Development53 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration55 -- REFERENCES -- ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES -- Economic and Social Development56 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration59 -- REFERENCES -- TRINIDAD ANDTOBAGO -- Economic and Social Development60 -- Domestic Economy -- International Integration64 -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 SUMMARY OF POSITIONS OF INTERESTED PARTIES384 -- GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS385 -- GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS386 -- GOVERNMENT OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES387 -- GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO388 -- GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA390 -- GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI391 -- GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS392 -- GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA393 -- ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)394 -- CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT (CARICOM)396 -- BERLINER, CORCORAN & -- ROWE LLP397 -- CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS BANKS, INC. (CAIB)398 -- CBI SUGAR GROUP399. ; CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICAN ACTION (CCAA)401 -- CARIBBEAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION (CHA)404 -- CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEGOTIATING MACHINERY (CRNM)405 -- ANDREA M. EWART, PC406 -- GEONET ETHANOL LLC408 -- HALCROW, INC.409 -- INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB)410 -- INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION (IIC)411 -- JEFFERSON WATERMAN INTERNATIONAL412 -- MERCOSUR CONSULTING GROUP, LTD.414 -- NATIONAL COALITION ON CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS (NCOCA)415 -- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS (NCTO)416 -- TRADE, AID AND SECURITY COALITION (TASC): BUSINESS COALITION FOR CAPACITY BUILDING, LLC (BCCB)417 -- APPENDIX A. REQUEST LETTER FROM COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS -- 1. The Current Level of Caribbean Economic Development -- 2. Overview of Economic Literature on Potential Caribbean Development -- APPENDIX B. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE -- CALIFORNIA -- COLORADO -- CONNECTICUT -- FLORIDA -- IOWA -- MASSACHUSETTS -- MONTANA -- NEW YORK -- NORTH CAROLINA -- OREGON -- PENNSYLVANIA -- RHODE ISLAND -- TENNESSEE -- TEXAS -- WASHINGTON -- WISCONSIN -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION -- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: -- APPENDIX C. HEARING CALENDAR -- CALENDAR OF PUBLIC HEARING -- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION APPEARANCES: -- EMBASSY APPEARANCES: -- APPENDIX D. COUNTRY PROFILES TABLES AND FIGURES- DATA SOURCES AND NOTES -- APPENDIX E. MERCHANDISE TRADE TABLES -- APPENDIX F. DEVELOPMENT TABLES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book identifies ways in which the U.S. trade and aid policy can most help the Caribbean Basin. A number of impediments to future development in the Caribbean, including the small size of the countries and companies in the region, limited infrastructure development and trade policies that feature government reliance on tariff revenue are reviewed. Furthermore, a number of policies are identified and discussed in this book that could help speed development by increasing the scale of markets for Caribbean countries. To address problems faced by small economies and enterprises, this book examines the ways in which the U.S. could increase regionally focused assistance, such as through the creation of educational programs designed to facilitate understanding of export opportunities and trade benefits, as well as through programs to improve understanding and compliance with international regulations regarding port security and food safety. Infrastructure improvements, along with skilled and educated work force, have been identified as the crucial factors for investors in the Caribbean, particularly in higher wage sectors. This book suggests that, to address limitations in port infrastructure, the U.S. could improve coordination on shipping and security issues with Caribbean countries to increase shipping reliability and to reduce time to market. The U.S. could also support training programs to increase the number of skilled workers in the region.
• Titolo autorizzato: Economic growth and development in the Caribbean Region
• ISBN: 1-61728-377-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962716003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Global economic studies series.