00592nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000230001724500960004026000090013652003320014558300170047720260716043715.0  aChesney, Arlington  aPoverty reduction strategies, WTO, sugar and bananas : the experience of the OECS countries  c2005  aSuggests that a new approach is needed to address the problem of rising poverty levels if the OECS countries are to achieve and sustain real and balanced growth.  Looks at the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy as the current 'best practice' framework towards achieving the goal of sustained poverty reduction in the OECS.  c7/6/06kJOYD