01552cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007015 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455213894 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Eastern Caribbean Currency Union : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (62 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The objective of this paper is to analyze the growth performance of the ECCU countries since independence and the policy challenges they face to ensure sustained growth in the period ahead. Although tourism specialization may bring about higher growth, it could also increase volatility in growth by amplifying the impact of business cycles in source countries on the tourism sector. Low productivity growth is principally the reason for the slowdown in growth. High debt levels have been a major drag on growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/032 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/032/002.2011.issue-032-en.xml IMF e-Library