The Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union : macroeconomics and financial systems /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, [2013] ©2013 |
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| Description: | xviii, 527 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9282632 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I. Introduction and Summary
- 1. The Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union: Overview and Key Issues
- Part II. The Setting
- 2. The Economic, Social, and Political Setting
- 3. Economic Integration and the Institutional Setup of the OECS/ECCU
- Part III. Growth Issues
- 4. Economic Growth
- Part IV. Fiscal Policy and Administration
- 5. Public Debt
- 6. Enhancing Fiscal Revenue
- 7. Public Expenditure Rationalization
- 8. Fiscal Multipliers
- 9. Experiences with Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Case Studies from the OECS/ECCU and Beyond
- Part V. Financial Sector
- 10. The Banking Sector
- 11. Credit Unions: Prospects and Challenges
- 12. The Insurance Sector and the Collapse of CL Financial
- 13. Capital Markets: An Example of a Regional Market
- 14. Offshore Financial Centers: To Be or Not to Be?
- Part VI. Monetary and Exchange Rate Issues
- 15. The Role of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
- 16. The Optimal Exchange Rate Regime in the OECS/ECCU: A Medium-Term View
- Part VII. External Sector
- 17. External Competitiveness
- Part VIII. The Role of the Private Sector
- 18. Impediments to Developing the Private Sector
- Part IX. Macroeconomic Statistics
- 19. Macroeconomic Statistics for Policymaking
- Index
