00715nam a2200085Ia 4500100001900000245010900019260000900128520047400137583001800611 aFashoyin, Tayo aSocial dialogue socio-economic development : the case of Barbados and the implications for the Caribbean c2004 aReviews the successful launching of social dialogue in Barbados, including an identificaiton of some of the key contributory factors to the evolution of social partnership among the triparite partners in the country. Examines attempts at instituting social dialogue in other Caribbean countries. Argues that a number of basic underlying conditions are yet to be put in place in order for social dialogue to take firm root and contribute to socio-economic development. c5/19/05kJOYD