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Accelerated sea level rise and hurricanes are increasingly influencing human coastal activities. With respect to the projected continuation of accelerated sea level rise and global warming one must count with additional expenses for adaptation strategies along the coasts. On the mountainous...
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palm and other crops. Other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have also expressed interest in biofuel production … America and the Caribbean for 28 countries in the region, based on 12 agricultural and forestry crops. We first identify the … in Latin America and the Caribbean are sugar canes and cassava. Based on current production levels the conversion of …
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Caribbean. Investigating the structure, functions, and member roles of a collaboration provides a foundation for comprehending …
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subsidize electricity, as are Central America and the Caribbean. Energy subsidies impose fiscal costs, hurting SOEs …
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After earlier success, growth performance in most Caribbean countries has been disappointing since the early 1990s … experience of the Caribbean countries from a cross country perspective. Three findings stand out. First, the slowdown in growth …
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A large theoretical and empirical literature has focused on the impact of financial deepening on economic growth throughout the world. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating whether this impact differs across regions, income levels, and types of economy. Using a rich dataset...
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sector. This article draws on evidence from two case studies from the microstates of the Eastern Caribbean – St Lucia and …
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Banana farming in the Eastern Caribbean has gone from riches to rags since the 1990s, as the region’s economic and … of small farmers, who for decades have been the social and economic bedrock of Eastern Caribbean societies. …
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This paper presents the findings of an exploratory study of a relatively new group of Caribbean migrants, namely second …
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