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Opportunities and risks associated with the advent of digital currency in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Bissessar, Shiva
- Serie:
- No.
- 46
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01
- Physical Description
- 61 p.
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This report examines the usage of digital currency technology in the Caribbean subregion with a view to drawing attention to the opportunities and risks associated with this new phenomenon. It discusses the broader context of an emerging activity at the global level and considers how this technolog... -
Towards a demand model for maritime passenger transportation in the Caribbean: a regional study of passenger ferry services
- Author(s):
- Bello, Omar |
- Phillips, Willard |
- Indar, Delena
- Serie:
- No.
- 44
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01
- Physical Description
- 35 p.
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In this paper, the main factors that influence the demand for maritime passenger transportation in the Caribbean were studied. While maritime studies in the Caribbean have focused on infrastructural and operational systems for intensifying trade and movement of goods, there is little information on... -
Regional approaches to e-government initiatives in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Williams, Robert Crane |
- Marius, Michele
- Serie:
- No.
- 47
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01
- Physical Description
- 59 p.
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This paper examines the potential benefits and challenges of regionally managed e-government development initiatives. It examines the current state of e-government in four Caribbean countries – Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago – in order to establish a br... -
Inclusive social protection and demographic change: The implications of population ageing for social expenditure in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Nam, Valerie E. |
- Jones, Francis
- Serie:
- No.
- 66
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-31
- Physical Description
- 72 p.
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As population age structures change over the coming decades, the cost of providing public education, pensions and health care will change significantly. Falling child dependency ratios and increasing old-age dependency ratios will affect the number of people that receive education and pension benef... -
Disability, human rights and public policy in the Caribbean: A situation analysis
- Author(s):
- Jones, Francis |
- Serieux-Lubin, Luanne
- Serie:
- No.
- 64
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-31
- Physical Description
- 88 p.
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This study presents a situation analysis of persons with disability in the Caribbean. It includes a compilation and analysis of national census data from 16 countries including data from both the 2000 and the 2010 census rounds. The study also assesses national laws, policies and programmes in the ... -
An analysis of the art and craft sector and its potential for sustainable tourism development in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Phillips, Willard |
- Indar, Delena |
- Thorne, Elizabeth
- Serie:
- No.
- 63
- Date Issued:
- 2017-12-31
- Physical Description
- 53 p.
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Art and craft is considered to be an integral part of the tourism business, since it plays an important role as souvenirs and mementos, thereby spatially and temporarily expanding the visitor experience. It is also increasingly looked upon as an opportunity to diversify the tourism sector offerings... -
Monitoring trade agreements: improving export performance and promoting industrialization in the goods-producing economies of the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- McLean, Sheldon |
- Singh, Ranjit
- Serie:
- No.
- 65
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-31
- Physical Description
- 74 p.
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This study focuses on the identification of the challenges and capacity constraints faced by enterprises in the sub-region in exploiting trade opportunities provided by Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Partial Scope Agreements (PSAs). It concentrates on the goods sector and case studies for Belize,... -
Review of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for the implementation of the sustainable development agenda in the small island developing States of the Caribbean: A proposal for consideration by the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
- Serie:
- No.
- 73
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-31
- Physical Description
- 45 p.
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This paper examines the Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) for the implementation of the SIDS development agenda in the Caribbean, with a view towards determining its future articulation. The paper outlines the RCM concept and its historical context and examines the continued relevance of the RC... -
Caribbean synthesis report on the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Gény, Lydia Rosa
- Serie:
- No.
- 62
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-30
- Physical Description
- 114 p.
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This report summarises the progress and challenges faced by the English French and Dutch-speaking Member and Associate Member Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) in the implementation of the San José Charter on the rights of older persons in Latin America and the... -
A global value chain analysis of offshore medical universities in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- McLean, Sheldon |
- Charles, Don
- Serie:
- No.
- 69
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-31
- Physical Description
- 44 p.
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This study is intended to be exploratory in nature. It seeks a better understanding of i) how the OMU cluster emerged; ii) the characteristics of the offshore medical universities in the Caribbean cluster; iii) the contribution of the offshore medical universities to the economy of the host Caribbe... -
Planning for the 2020 round of population censuses in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- John-Aloye, Samantha |
- Abdulkadri, Abdullahi
- Serie:
- No.
- 68
- Date Issued:
- 2018-03-15
- Physical Description
- 73 p.
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The population and housing census is a major data source that was widely used by Caribbean countries to monitor their progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It also provides a potentially rich source of data for monitoring the progress towards achieving the Sustainable ... -
Mechanisms to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- McKenzie, Sidonia |
- Abdulkadri, Abdullahi
- Serie:
- No.
- 71
- Date Issued:
- 2018-03-15
- Physical Description
- 32 p.
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Almost two years have elapsed since the launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the pace of implementation in the Caribbean has remained slow. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has identified a lack of national institutional frameworks to support ... -
The Caribbean and the post-2015 development agenda
- Author(s):
- Smith, Ransford
- Serie:
- No.
- 43
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11
- Physical Description
- 77 p.
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This paper will contend that the post-2015 development agenda presents a major opportunity for Caribbean countries to reverse decades of lagging economic performance and make the transition to balanced, holistic, and people-centred growth and development. The MDGs, while valuable in promoting gain... -
Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2017
- Author(s):
- Alleyne, Dillon |
- Hendrickson, Michael |
- McLean, Sheldon |
- Pantin, Machel |
- Skerrette, Nyasha |
- Charles, Don
- Serie:
- No.
- 61
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-30
- Physical Description
- 56 p.
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Although the growth performance has been mixed in the Caribbean year, on averaged the economies posted an economic growth of 0.7 per cent in 2016. The goods producers achieved -3.1 per cent growth, due to weak commodity prices. While the service producers achieved 2.1 growth. Despite the anemic gro... -
Advancing the economic empowerment and autonomy of women in the Caribbean through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Author(s):
- Stuart, Sheila |
- Gény, Lydia Rosa |
- Abdulkadri, Abdullahi
- Serie:
- No.
- 60
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-29
- Physical Description
- 49 p.
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This paper is focused on the economic empowerment and autonomy of women and girls as a strategy for accelerating gender equality through the implementation of the SDGs, which provides the framework for mainstreaming gender issues into all stages of national policies and programmes. In making this a...
