00744nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000245010200018260003300120300001000153500008900163520036300252583001900615  a09.05.08 U581  aFactors affecting the participation of Caribbean countries in the Free Trade Area of the Americas  bECLACaPort of SpainTTc1995  a20 p.  aBibliography: p. 20.  Additional copy located in the Office of the Secretary-General  aExamines some of the measures used by various trade and integration groupings to deal with the question of unequal gains among member countries.  Discusses the potential costs and benefits of participation by the small economies in the FTAA.  Suggests some policy actions which might assist the smaller countries to adjust to the widening hemispheric market.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR