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Intro -- ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION -- ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE* -- LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- CURRENT LEVEL OF CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- Impediments to Future Development -- Potential Policies for Economic Development -- Governmental Policies that Have Helped Overcome Diseconomies of Scale -- Increased Investment in Infrastructure and Skill Building Can Increase Growth and Reduce Poverty -- Export Diversification is Best Supported by Improving the Domestic Business Environment -- Trade Policy for Development -- Trade Liberalization Can Support Development -- U.S. Policies Can Stimulate Caribbean Services Exports -- CBERA Has Generally Increased Growth Despite Preference Erosion -- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS BY INTERESTED PARTIES -- CBERA Has Been Beneficial to the Countries and the Region -- Value of Trade Preferences Is Being Reduced -- Market Access Provisions Should Be Renewed and Expanded -- Future U.S.-Caribbean Relations Should Be Broader and Deeper -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND APPROACH OF BOOK -- Purpose -- Scope, Approach, and Organization of the Book -- U.S. TRADE PREFERENCES AVAILABLE TO CBERA COUNTRIES -- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act -- Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act -- HOPE Act of 2006 -- Other Preference Programs Available to CBERA Countries -- MAJOR U.S. INSTITUTIONS AFFECTING TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CBERA COUNTRIES -- Chapter 2 CURRENT LEVEL OF CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: REGIONAL OVERVIEW -- REGIONAL OVERVIEW -- POPULATION AND LEVELS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE.