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Auf dem Hintergrund der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Rahmenbedingungen stellt der Verfasser des Handbuchartikels zunächst die Entwicklung der Gewerkschaften in Grenada bis zum 'Peoples Revolutionary Government' dar. Abschließend wird dann die Funktion der Gewerkschaften im sozialistischen Grenada beschrieben, wobei der Autor die basisdemokratische Orientierung und die nicht erfolgte Gleichschaltung der Gewerkschaften als Transmissionsriemen hervorhebt. Ergänzt wird die inhaltliche Darstellung durch Literaturhinweise und die Anschriften der Gewerkschaftsbünde Grenadas. (KS)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYGrenada's first arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)played an important role in bolstering the small island economy after it was buffeted bymajor adverse shocks. It catalyzed substantial donor aid in the wake of unprecedenteddamage from two hurricanes and responded flexibly when the global crisis hit byproviding additional resources and adjustments to program targets. There was alsoprogress on important reforms, such as the implementation of the VAT andstrengthening of the non-bank regulatory framework. The successor arrangement underthe Extended

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