Export processing zones and women in the Caribbean
By: Bishop, Myrtle | Long, Frank | St. Cyr, Joaquin | Veradero | Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Integration of Women into Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean | 19-20 November 1990
Publisher: ECLAC ; 28 August 1990Description: 41 pSubject(s): DOMINICA | WOMEN | EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES | CARIBBEAN | EXPORT POLICYSummary: 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.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Grey Literature | National Documentation Centre Caribbean Collection | 00105-XI (Browse shelf) | Available | 653 |
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.
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