Caribbean Community Secretariat

Documentation Centre

Providing access to the publications, records and institutional knowledge of the Caribbean Community.

Search the Catalogue

Small states : economic problems and prospects

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: OECS St John'sAG 1987Description: 11 pAction note:
  • 3/7/00 M2LMGR
Summary: Considers the characteristics of small states such as their small and open economies, population, land area and per capita income,dependence on external trade and tourism, and their location in the typhoon and hurricane region. Discusses economic problems resulting from international economic forces, vulnerability to internal and external shocks, restrictions to external markets, declining aid and multilateral development assistance. Discusses prospects for economic development which are linked to technological inputs, export manufacturing, food production, and the vigour of the world economy.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Considers the characteristics of small states such as their small and open economies, population, land area and per capita income,dependence on external trade and tourism, and their location in the typhoon and hurricane region. Discusses economic problems resulting from international economic forces, vulnerability to internal and external shocks, restrictions to external markets, declining aid and multilateral development assistance. Discusses prospects for economic development which are linked to technological inputs, export manufacturing, food production, and the vigour of the world economy.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.










Contact Us

CARICOM Secretariat
Turkeyen Georgetown
Guyana
Email: documentation.centre@caricom.org
Telephone: +1 (592) 222-0001