Services potential in the Caribbean. (Record no. 45212)
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| fixed length control field | 00766nam a2200121Ia 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260716043335.0 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | FRECKLETON, Marie |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Services potential in the Caribbean. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1996 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Argues that Caribbean countries need to develop new exports, and the potential for the development of services in the region is quite good. The services with the most potential appear to be tourism, data processing and banking and insurance. Identifies major obstacles as (a) shortage of funds to upgrade the physical infrastructure and to invest in the development of human resources; (b) weak regulatory capacity of some governments; (c) environmental degradation; and (d) inefficient production patterns. |
| 583 ## - ACTION NOTE | |
| Time/date of action | 3/7/00 |
| Action agent | M2LMGR |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Analytic |
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