Towards A Single Development Vision And The
...of the West Indies
In Collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat and the
Special Task Force on the Single Economy
As Approved By The Twenty-Eighth Meeting Of The Conference
Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community
(CARICOM), 1-4 July 2007, Needham's Point, Barbados
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TOWARDS A SINGLE DEVELOPMENT VISION AND
THE ROLE OF THE SINGLE ECONOMY
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
MISSION STATEMENT
I. SCOPE AND DEVELOPMENT VISION
I.1 Context and Background
I.2 A Single Development Vision
I.3 The Economic Dimension
I.4 The Social Dimension
I.5 The Environmental Dimension
I.6 The Governance Dimension
II. SECTORAL ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
II.1 Economic Drivers: Concept and Role
II.2 Energy
II.3 Manufacturing
II.4 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
II.5 Sustainable Tourism and Agro-Tourism
II.6 Emerging Export and Other Services
III. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT: ECONOMIC POLICY HARMONISATION
III.1 Foreign Trade Policies
III.2 Investment
III.3 Taxation and Incentives
III.4 Financial Services
III.5 Capital Market Integration
III.6 Interest Rates
III.7 Enhanced Monetary Cooperation/Monetary Union
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IV. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT: SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURES
IV.1 Social Partnership
IV.2 Human Resources
IV.3 Health
IV.4 Security
IV.5 Research and Development
IV.6 Small and Medium Enterprises
IV.7 Corporate Governance
IV.8 Competition Policy
IV.9 Regional Quality Infrastructure
IV.10 Transport
IV.11 CARICOM Development Fund and Regional Development Agency
V. SEQUENCING OF FURTHER CSME IMPLEMENTATION
V. 1 Phase 1 (Mid 2005 – Mid 2008): Consolidation of Single Market and
Initiation of Single Economy
V. 2 Phase 2 (2009-2015): Consolidation and Completion of Single Economy
ANNEXES
Annex 1. Programme of Caribbean Connect Symposium
Annex 2. Reports and Documents consulted for Concept Paper
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