00840nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000240001724500940004126000090013552005800014458300180072420260716043906.0  aMohammed, Debbie A.  aSize and competitiveness : an examination of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)  c2008  aAdvances the view that the survival of CARICOM states necessitates fundamental economic restructuring aimed at developing new, globally competitive industries, and strategic regional and global repositioning to operationalize and sustain this new development path.  Argues that smallness poses particularly severe challenges for individual economies to overcome.  Advocates a regional approach to development with the CSME as the principle driver.  Notes also that CSME's ability to meet regional competitiveness and development expectations must also be critically examined.  c6/18/08kJOYD