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The time has come to permanently retire all our Caribbean currencies

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  • DeLisle WORRELL

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This article argues for the retirement of individual Caribbean currencies in favor of a unified monetary system. It discusses economic integration, currency stability, and the benefits of a regional central bank.

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  • DeLisle WORRELL, 2021. "The time has come to permanently retire all our Caribbean currencies," Journal of Economics Bibliography, EconSciences Journals, vol. 8(3), pages 171-184, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cvv:journ6:v:8:y:2021:i:3:p:171-184
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    1. Bulmer-Thomas,Victor, 2012. "The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521198899, January.
    2. Bulmer-Thomas,Victor, 2012. "The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521145602, October.
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    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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