1. CARICOM: Some Salient Factors Affecting Trade and Competitiveness.
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Ramsaran, Ramesh and Hosein, Roger
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FREE trade , *SUSTAINABLE development , *DEVELOPMENT economics , *ECONOMIC competition , *INTERNATIONAL trade ,DEVELOPING island countries - Abstract
The article examines economic performance in the CARICOM Region against the background of the challenges facing the growth of both regional and international trade. It argues that CARICOM has not only failed to create the expected dynamic in intra-regional trade but has also failed to lay the groundwork for a competitive and efficient manufacturing sector that could exploit foreign market opportunities in an increasingly transparent global economy. A strategy for greater competitiveness needs to embrace a broad range of non-price factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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