TY - GEN TI - Study on the Dominican Republic's application of the Caribbean Community KW - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC KW - CARICOM KW - REGIONAL COOPERATION KW - ECONOMIC ANALYSIS KW - SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS N2 - Discusses likely gains in terms of trade expansion and the exploitation of opportunities for co-operation and collaboration in areas of production if the Dominican Republic were to seek full membership of CARICOM. This assessment is undertaken against the backdrop of a review of the micro-organic features of this country and an analysis of the socio-cultural issues. The mutual benefits to be derived from functional cooperation in the areas of health, education, tourism, culture etc., are explored ER -