00836nam a2200097Ia 4500080001800000100002100018245009400039260002800133520055800161583001900719  a01.04.03 S989  aLewis, Vaughn A.  aNon-economic dimensions to the long-term economic prospects of the OECS countries : draft  bOECSaSt John'sAGc1987  aIdentifies characteristics which distinguish OECS states from other third world states viz. dependence on foreign trade; range of resources and local skills; diseconomies of small scale in the provision of infrastructural services.  Suggests that as a medium-term strategy, the OECS countries should focus on building alliances with strategic countries both industrial and developing in UN fora.  Emphasizes the need for intra-OECS trade through progressive liberalization and the systematic development of collaborative mechanisms within the subregion.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR