No Island is an Island: Selected Speeches of Sir Shridath RamphalMacmillan Education, 2000 - 180 pages Many of the speeches in this volume, delivered between the late 1980s and the late 1990s, reflect Sir Shridath Ramphal's concern for Caribbean unity, a concern which dates back to the short-lived Federation of the West Indies (1958-62). Those related to his role as Chair of the West Indian Commission provide an incisive commentary on both the urgent need for greater regional integration and the problems which lie in the way. But Ramphal is always aware of the Caribbean's position as part of a wider world, and brings a global perspective to his analysis of environmental and economic issues which affect all countries, but particularly those of the developing world, and to his discussion of the special problems of the small and vulnerable states of the Caribbean in a world increasingly dominated by large trading blocs.; |
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... economic inefficiency , imposing a dead hand on the economies of many developing countries . Transparent and predictable economic frameworks are necessary for market signals to work ; prudent fiscal and monetary policies are needed to ...
... economic inefficiency , imposing a dead hand on the economies of many developing countries . Transparent and predictable economic frameworks are necessary for market signals to work ; prudent fiscal and monetary policies are needed to ...
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... economic situations of our countries . A wrong specification of policies discredits the new perceptions ; the policy mix needs dispassionate consideration and authoritative appraisal . It too often has the flavour of doctrine ; yet it ...
... economic situations of our countries . A wrong specification of policies discredits the new perceptions ; the policy mix needs dispassionate consideration and authoritative appraisal . It too often has the flavour of doctrine ; yet it ...
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... economic policies . Nothing excuses such acts of terrorism , for that is what they were . But let us not be overwhelmed by self - righteousness . The social and economic conditions endured by even a middle - income country such as ...
... economic policies . Nothing excuses such acts of terrorism , for that is what they were . But let us not be overwhelmed by self - righteousness . The social and economic conditions endured by even a middle - income country such as ...
Contents
No Island is an Island | 14 |
European unity Caribbean Challenges | 42 |
The Universe requires an eternity | 52 |
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