TY - GEN AU - Bishop, Myrtle AU - Long, Frank AU - St. Cyr, Joaquin ED - ED - Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Integration of Women into Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean ED - TI - Export processing zones and women in the Caribbean PB - ECLAC KW - DOMINICA KW - WOMEN KW - EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES KW - CARIBBEAN KW - EXPORT POLICY N2 - Based on a survey carried out in the Caribbean in March 1989. Discusses early industrialization in the Caribbean when import substitution was the policy. Defines export processing zones. Many Caribbean countries see this as a strategy for creating jobs in the Caribbean. However, the study concludes that while EPZ's can set the pace for growth in the manufacturing sector, Caribbean government should devise programmes based on local enterprise and initiative ER -