Working Paper Series: Special Edition of 2016 to 2018 Interns

Chart 2: Agriculture Sector vis-à-vis Tourism sector

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Source: World Bank Database

Adriens (2008) noted that the services industry has had a driving effect in the small economies of the Caribbean since the decline in the agriculture sector has taken place over the years. As such, the ECCU economies have sought to achieve higher levels of economic growth by bolstering their financial services and tourism industries, through liberated market operations.

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