Books

A Compilation of Working Papers by OECS Scholars

The handbook seeks to promote aspirational standards and enshrines ideals to which all must aspire. It focuses on emerging trends informed by contemporary literature reviews. It seeks to identify themes and contextualize the legal and administrative issues that umbrella the practice. The handbook acknowledges the leadership roles that students play in the youth-driven culture that is common in the sub-region. In this respect, the cultural realities and societal values must be synergized.

In the United States, online sales in 2018; while in the United States, online sales were 14% in 2020, compared to 9.9% in 2018. This trend signals the need for OECS members states to participate effectively in the global marketplace, which is increasingly online, in order to reach traditional and non-traditional partner markets and avoid being marginalised in the digital economy.

A starting point for this report is that leveraging e-commerce by the OECS member states is constrained by the absence of a coherent regional regulatory framework across the subregion, limited financial instruments and high business transaction costs. The report reviews existing e-commerce infrastructure and regulatory gaps in OECS states, some of which are potential impediments to the growth of digital trade and access to markets.