000			00773nam a2200109Ia 4500
100			_aLeón, René
245			_aNew Caribbean Basin Initiative : impact and opportunities
260			_c2001
520			_aFocuses on the goals and results of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), approved by the US Congress in 1984. Argues that so far the outcome has been positive both for the beneficiary countries and for US clothing companies (whose competitiveness was enhanced), as well as for suppliers of consumer and capital goods. Discusses NAFTA's impact on the diversion of US imports in Mexico's favour. Presents statistics on US garment imports in the last decade from the CBI beneficiary countries, as well as from Mexico and Asia.
583			_c10/29/01 _kJOY_D
942			_cA
999			_c23879 _d23879