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TABLE OF CONTENTSPagePreface ......
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TABLE OF CONTENTS-ContinuedChapter
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List of Frequently Used Abbreviatio
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PPPPRGFSDRSMESPSTASCTEUTIEATIFATRQU
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the Netherlands Antilles, accounted
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most influence investment in the re
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Expanding to Higher-Skill-Intensive
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Focusing on Unique Strategic Advant
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U.S.A.CubaBahamasMap of the Caribbe
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Table 1.1 Summary of CBERA preferen
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13under the same rules of origin ap
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training, orientation visits, and b
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domestic population growth pressure
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Figure 2.2 GDP, most recent year, 2
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Figure 2.3 GDP per capita, PPP, mos
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Table 2.1 Selected CBERA countries:
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Box 2.1 Mobile Telephone Industry i
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Table 2.4 Goods and services trade
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Table 2.6 U.S. merchandise imports
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aTable 2.7 Leading U.S. merchandise
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aTable 2.9 Leading U.S. merchandise
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Extent of Utilization of CBERA Pref
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Table 2.12 U.S. imports of apparel
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important trend in the region is th
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GDP in CBERA countries. When the tw
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percent of GDP; this low figure con
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Page 82 and 83: CBTPA programs. Table 3.1 presents
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Page 88 and 89: infrastructure, macroeconomic stabi
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Page 110 and 111: Caribbean government officials. 159
Page 112 and 113: These experiences suggest that supp
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Page 123 and 124: CHAPTER 4Current Level of Caribbean
Page 125 and 126: ANTIGUA & BARBUDAEconomic and Socia
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Page 129 and 130: International Integration 4Sources:
Page 131: improve its overall financial posit
Page 134 and 135: Aruba: Selected social development
Page 136 and 137: elated services, such as conference
Page 138 and 139: SourcesCaribbean-Central American A
Page 140 and 141: The Bahamas: Selected social develo
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Page 146 and 147: Barbados: Selected social developme
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Page 152 and 153: Belize: Selected social development
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Page 156 and 157: Belize: Selected international inte
Page 159 and 160: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDSEconomic and
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Dominica: Selected social developme
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mainland or Europe, impede developm
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Dominica: Selected international in
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Economic and Social Development 1GR
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Grenada’s ongoing poverty eradica
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As Grenada’s economy has become i
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Economic and Social Development 1GU
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income average. The government has
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International Integration 3Sources:
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Box 4.1 Bauxite Industry in Guyana:
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Economic and Social Development 1HA
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poor nutrition and inadequate acces
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Box 4.2 Apparel Industry in Haiti:
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Economic and Social Development 1JA
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Hurricane Dean caused significant d
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Source: World Development Indicator
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Box 4.4 Film Production Outsourcing
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MONTSERRATEconomic and Social Devel
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constraint to the country’s futur
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International Integration 2Source:
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CIA. “The World Factbook: Montser
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Netherlands Antilles: Selected soci
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services industry is an important s
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Netherlands is a major source of FD
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Panama: Selected social development
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The services sector contributes mor
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Panama: Selected international inte
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SourcesCaribbean-Central American A
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St. Kitts & Nevis: Selected social
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government closed the state-run sug
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St. Kitts & Nevis: Selected interna
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U.S. Department of State. “Backgr
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St. Lucia: Selected social developm
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St. Lucia’s main service industri
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St. Lucia: Selected international i
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———. St. Lucia: 2005 Article
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Vincent & the Grenadines: Selected
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3the islands’ adherence to the
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Total goods and services trade was
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGOEconomic and Socia
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development” category. Since 1990
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Trinidad and Tobago has consistentl
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Ethanol Producer Magazine. “Ethan
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He said that, in mid-2005, St. Kitt
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projects are set to come online in
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Government of Jamaica 10In testimon
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mentioned that promoting health tou
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economies have become increasingly
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Caribbean-Central American Action (
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and that CBERA benefits are limited
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She added that “a failure to full
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APPENDIX ARequest Letter from Commi
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CALENDAR OF PUBLIC HEARINGThose lis
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ORGANIZATION AND WITNESS:Halcrow, I
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APPENDIX DCountry Profiles Tables a
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Table D.1 Country Profiles Tables a
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Table D.1-ContinuedTable or figuren
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APPENDIX EMerchandise Trade Tables
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Table E.2 Leading U.S. imports unde
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APPENDIX FDevelopment Tables
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Table F.2 Selected examples of rece
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Table F.2-ContinuedCountryPanama-Co
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