Development Paths In The Caribbean

This study analyzes the patterns of development in the Caribbean and gives particular focus to the challenges to and opportunities for sustainable development. The study is divided into two parts. The first part of the study examines trajectories for development in the Caribbean, while the second ad...

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spelling oai-11362-382532020-03-06T16:50:27Z Development Paths In The Caribbean NU. CEPAL Agence Francaise de Developpment ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO SECTOR PRIVADO CAMBIO CLIMATICO DIVERSIFICACION DE LA PRODUCCION FINANZAS INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA COOPERACION REGIONAL PROGRAMAS REGIONALES ORGANIZACIONES REGIONALES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES PRIVATE SECTOR CLIMATE CHANGE PRODUCTION DIVERSIFICATION FINANCE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOOD SECURITY REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL PROGRAMMES REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS This study analyzes the patterns of development in the Caribbean and gives particular focus to the challenges to and opportunities for sustainable development. The study is divided into two parts. The first part of the study examines trajectories for development in the Caribbean, while the second addresses the relationship between competition and integration.1 The significant development gains attained since independence have been threatened in the last decade. Slowing productivity growth, rising debt, increasing crime and social dislocation in recent years have adversely affected growth in per capita income and social welfare. The study therefore calls on policy makers to promote dynamic drivers of growth and development in the region. The key requirement in this regard, is the need to strengthen import productivity,2 or the efficiency with which the region uses foreign exchange. This can be done by producing and exporting more high-value services such as education and the output of the creative industries. The sub-region also needs to strengthen its systems of governance by providing more opportunities for citizens to participate in decision making. In addition, the region needs to address the inherent relationship between competition and integration by developing improved systems to cushion the negative impacts on weaker members of the integration arrangement. These could include a more robust development fund and capacity building to enable losers to benefit from regional trade and investment. However, regional integration should provide a platform for moving up the value chain, through research and development and innovation to produce more competitive exports. .--I. Existing Development Trajectories.--II. A Complex Relationship between Competition and Integration 2015-06-11T20:39:19Z 2015-06-11T20:39:19Z 2012-12 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/38253 LC/CAR/L.401 en .pdf application/pdf CARIBE CARIBBEAN REGION ECLAC
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topic ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO
PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO
SECTOR PRIVADO
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
DIVERSIFICACION DE LA PRODUCCION
FINANZAS
INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA
SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA
COOPERACION REGIONAL
PROGRAMAS REGIONALES
ORGANIZACIONES REGIONALES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
CLIMATE CHANGE
PRODUCTION DIVERSIFICATION
FINANCE
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FOOD SECURITY
REGIONAL COOPERATION
REGIONAL PROGRAMMES
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
spellingShingle ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO
PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO
SECTOR PRIVADO
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
DIVERSIFICACION DE LA PRODUCCION
FINANZAS
INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA
SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA
COOPERACION REGIONAL
PROGRAMAS REGIONALES
ORGANIZACIONES REGIONALES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
CLIMATE CHANGE
PRODUCTION DIVERSIFICATION
FINANCE
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FOOD SECURITY
REGIONAL COOPERATION
REGIONAL PROGRAMMES
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Development Paths In The Caribbean
description This study analyzes the patterns of development in the Caribbean and gives particular focus to the challenges to and opportunities for sustainable development. The study is divided into two parts. The first part of the study examines trajectories for development in the Caribbean, while the second addresses the relationship between competition and integration.1 The significant development gains attained since independence have been threatened in the last decade. Slowing productivity growth, rising debt, increasing crime and social dislocation in recent years have adversely affected growth in per capita income and social welfare. The study therefore calls on policy makers to promote dynamic drivers of growth and development in the region. The key requirement in this regard, is the need to strengthen import productivity,2 or the efficiency with which the region uses foreign exchange. This can be done by producing and exporting more high-value services such as education and the output of the creative industries. The sub-region also needs to strengthen its systems of governance by providing more opportunities for citizens to participate in decision making. In addition, the region needs to address the inherent relationship between competition and integration by developing improved systems to cushion the negative impacts on weaker members of the integration arrangement. These could include a more robust development fund and capacity building to enable losers to benefit from regional trade and investment. However, regional integration should provide a platform for moving up the value chain, through research and development and innovation to produce more competitive exports.
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title Development Paths In The Caribbean
title_short Development Paths In The Caribbean
title_full Development Paths In The Caribbean
title_fullStr Development Paths In The Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Development Paths In The Caribbean
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