Regional Integration-Lesson 1-Stages of Integration Process

Regional Integration-Lesson 1-Stages of Integration Process

By Mahaila Edwards-Horsham

• At the end of the lesson students would be able to:

• outline the major stages in the integration movement

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​Prepared by Mrs Edwards-Horsham

​Lesson -1-Stages of the integration process

Can you identify the exact year for EACH stage?

Let's look at this timeline

Multiple Choice

What year did the OECS came into being?

• 1981

• 1962

• 2002

• 1973

Stage 1

​West Indian Federation-1958-1962

• first attempt at a political union among a group of British colonies

• the aim was to seek independence from Britain as a single state

• a federal government was established and there were moves towards centralised planning and taxation.​

• Jamaica left and federation collapsed in January 1962.​

Multiple Choice

Between 1958 and 1962, Caribbean governments made an attempt to unify the region politically by

• forming a federation

• seeking independence

• establishing CARIFTA

• organizing CARICOM

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​Stage 2- Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)- 1965-1973.

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• Founded in 1965 with the signing of the Dickenson Bay Agreement

• it was established to unite economies of these countries, to give them a more powerful, joint international presence​

Multiple Choice

CARIFTA was which of the following?

• a bilateral agreement of Ex-British colonies

• a bilateral agreement of Eastern Caribbean States

• A multilateral agreement of Ex-British colonies

• a multilateral agreement of Eastern Caribbean States

• ​CARICOM is the main organisation for promoting regional integration

• ​CARICOM promotes economic integration and functional cooperation among its members

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​Stage 3-Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-1973

​Membership of Regional Integration

Organisations​	​# of Member States
​CARICOM	​15
​OECS	​9
​ACS	​25

Multiple Choice

How many members do we have in CARICOM?

• 25

• 10

• 15

• 9

Multiple Choice

Which countries are all members of CARICOM,OECS and ACS?

• Grenada, St Lucia and Dominica

• St Lucia, Dominican Republic and Trinidad

• Jamaica, Montserrat and Anguilla

• Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Grenada

• A grouping of LDCs (Less Developed Countries) of the Commonwealth Caribbean.​

• ​It was established in 1981, following the signing of the Treaty of Basseterre in the previous year.

​Stage 4- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) - 1981

• ACS is a grouping of Caribbean and Latin American states that seeks cooperation across the Greater CAribbean​

• The main objectives of ACS concern strengthening the process of regional cooperation and integration and

• promoting sustainable development across the Caribbean​

Stage 5- Association of Caribbean States (ACS) -1994

Multiple Choice

The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) was set up in:

• 1974

• 1981

• 1994

• 2002

• Was establish to create a single market in the region

• promote greater economic integration between member states​

• it was a response to the challenges of globalisation and trade liberalisation.

• CSME seeks to deepen the integration process among member states​

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​Stage 6-The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)- 2002

Multiple Choice

Which of the follwoing was set up with the aim of creating a single market in the region?

• CARIFTA

• CARICOM

• OECS

• CSME

1. West Indian Federation

2. Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA)

3. Caribbean Community(CARICOM)

4. Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)​

5. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

6. The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)​

7. CARIFTA,CARICOM,OECS,ACS and CSME are mulitlateral arrangements to promote economic integration and functional cooperation among member states​.

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​Stages of the Integration process