Labour issues in the context of economic integration and free trade: A Caribbean perspective.(Review)

Edited by Willi Momm. Port of Spain (ILO Caribbean Office), 1999. xx + 279 pp. Figures, tables, annex. 25 Swiss francs. ISBN 92-2-111807-X.

The purpose of this publication is to highlight the importance of developing labour market responses to globalization and hemispheric integration. It addresses two principal questions: how can labour policy facilitate the transition from protected to open economies? And what is the likely impact of the dynamics of globalization and economic integration on Caribbean labour markets and their institutions? The major underlying concerns are: anticipating the impact of globalization and trade liberalization and the need for new …