Panel on Regional Integration, Conference on Economic Growth and Transformation, in honour of Professor Alfred Francis, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Department of Economics, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, September 30, 2007

Discusses the limitations of the Caricom integration project that arise from:

  • The reliance on market mechanisms to achieve its economic objectives
  • Its emphasis on the economic apsect of integration
  • Its reliance on inter-governmental cooperation as the preferred mode of implementing decisions
  • Its being undertaken mainly in response to external pressure

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