Caribbean Basin Initiative: Impact on Selected Countries
NSIAD-88-177
Published: Jul 12, 1988. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Caribbean Basin Initiative's (CBI) impact on selected countries, focusing on: (1) its contributions toward alleviating debt-servicing problems, creating lasting employment opportunities, and fostering broadly based economic growth; (2) executive branch or congressional actions which worked against CBI; and (3) the Agency for International Development's (AID) promotion of CBI.
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