Title Caribbean approaches to economic stabilization / prepared by Alvin D.L. Hilaire

Published [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Western Hemisphere Department, 2000 ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations Series IMF working paper ; WP/00/73 IMF working paper ; WP/00/73. Summary The English-speaking Caribbean countries share a number of characteristics: they are smal the largest island is 11,424 square kilometers, although mainland Guyana is much larger at 214,970 square kilometers-open, price takers in international markets, and mainly export primary products or tourist services. They import most of their manufactured products, and trade is focused on the United States. Historical and cultural links contributed to their economic integration, which has evolved into a customs union, and government administrative arrangements are quite similar, a legacy of the British colonial era. A subset of the smaller countries have retained a common currency. Nonetheless there are several important economic differences based on their variations in natural endowments-Trinidad and Tobago is the only oil exporter, Guyana depends on timber, gold, and rice, Jamaica produces bauxite, while the smaller countries rely more heavily on agriculture and tourism Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 32) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Caribbean Area Economic stabilization -- Caribbean Area Fiscal policy -- Caribbean Area Monetary policy -- Caribbean Area Foreign exchange -- Caribbean Area Commerce Economic stabilization Fiscal policy Foreign exchange Monetary policy Structural adjustment (Economic policy) SUBJECT Caribbean Area -- Commerce Subject Caribbean Area Form Electronic book Author International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department, issuing body. ISBN 1451895909 9781451895902 1281600733 9781281600738 1462304583 9781462304585 1452760357 9781452760353 9786613781420 6613781428 ISSN 2227-8885

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