Publisher's Synopsis
"The Integrationist is an independent policy advocacy and education organization, launched to contribute to the promotion of the work of regional integration in CARICOM. The journal, produced by the organization and bearing the same name, facilitates access to the works and contributions of the Region's leading intellectuals and opinion makers, both within the Caribbean and in the Diaspora. In this edition entitled Survival and Sovereignty in the Caribbean Community, the contributors extend the dialogue on a range of issues. Contents include: Abortion in Jamaican and International Law Why CARICOM? The CARICOM Development Fund - Economic Sense or Political Expediency? The Changing Environment of the OECS International Economic Relations National Planning by Small, Non-Strategic Developing States CARICOM: Non-Intervention and Intervention Jamaica in the International Arena - Leader or Follower? Transnational Threats: Drug Trafficking and its impact on International Security CARICOM Current Status and Future Prospects Modelling the Economy. "