Acknowledgements and Sponsors.......................................................................... ix
Conference Research Tracks................................................................................. xi
Contributors.................................................................................................... xiii
Preface .......................................................................................................... xvii
Allam Ahmed and Gale T C Rigobert
PART I: ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.............................1
1. The Future of the US Dollar as an International Key Currency ............................. 3
Buks Wessels
2. The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Investors in Countries Governed by Islamic Banking and Finance: The Case of the Dubai World Standstill ........................... 15
Kaitlyn Busler and Michael Busler
3. Cost Minimisation Through Interest-Free Micro Credit to Micro Entrepreneurs: A Case of Bangladesh ................................................................................ 29
Mohammed Nurul Alam
4. The Role of Oman Development Bank in Financing Small- And Medium-Scale Industries ................................................................................................ 39
S. Hemavathy Nithyanandhan
5. Evaluating the Impact of Changes in International Trade Policy on the Sugar Industry of Jamaica: An Integrated Assessment Approach ............................... 47
Anthony Clayton, K’adamwe K’nIfe and Andrew Spencer
6. Foreign Direct Investment Effect on East Asian Productivity ............................ 59
Elsadig Musa Ahmed
PART II: DIASPORIC TOURISM, MIGRATION AND BRAIN CIRCULATION.................... 69
7. Strategic Developmental Opportunities from Diaspora Tourism: The Jamaican Perspective ........................................................................... 71
Natasha Kay Mortley
8. Multinational Hotel Companies and Sustainable Tourism in the Okavango Delta, Botswana ......................................................................... 87
Joseph E. Mbaiwa
9. Diasporic Tourism and Investment in Suriname .............................................. 99
Keith Nurse
10. Stimulating Diasporic Tourism as a Niche Market for Caribbean Tourism: The Case of Guyana and Toronto ................................................................. 111
Sherma Roberts
11. The Potential Role of the Caribbean Diaspora in Science, Technology and Industrial Policy ................................................................................ 123
Jason Jackson
12. Caribbean Home Town Associations: An Untapped Resource for Impacting Development in the Caribbean Region ......................................................... 133
Samantha C. Joseph, Roger Hosein and Martin Franklin
PART III: SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.............................. 145
13. Productive Capacity, A Platform for Institutional Change and Sustainable Development: The Case for Developing Economies ......................................... 147
Lamya Kanoo
14. Embedding Social Capital in Place and Community: Towards a New Paradigm for the Caribbean Food System ..................................................... 153
Marisa Wilson
15. Patterns of Caribbean Livelihoods ............................................................... 163
Corinne Gregoire
PART IV: CHANGING DEMOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY MAKING ......................................................................... 173
16. The Dynamics and Consequences of Population Ageing in Trinidad and Tobago: A Call for Responsible Planning for Sustainable Development .............. 175
Jennifer Rouse, Vasudev Ramkissoon and Pemba Ramdoo
17. Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: Trends and Implications .................................. 189
Maxine Hunte and Leigh-Ann Waldropt Bonair
18. The Aged, a Lost and Dying Society: Implying the Importance of a Gerontological Framework for Addressing their Needs in the Caribbean ............. 207
Kenneth A. Niles
19. Disaggregating Demographic Factors of Labour Change in Trinidad and Tobago ................................................................................. 219
Sonkarley T. Beaie
20. Alien Labourers and Development Processes the Case of Montserrat ................. 233
Godfrey C. St. Bernard
PART V: ICTS, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT..................................................... 251
21. Can IT and ITES be an Engine of Growth? An Empirical Analysis ...................... 253
Seema Joshi
22. A Holistic Approach to Organisational Learning in Manufacturing: A Model and a Research Agenda ................................................................. 267
Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon and Kit Fai Pun
23. Opportunities for the Use of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Enhancing the Quality and Coverage of Education Delivery in Guyana at the General Secondary School Level .................................................................. 277
Louis Dodson and Dianna A. DaSilva
24. Rethinking Postsecondary, Technical and Vocational Training for the 21st Century ........................................................................................... 289
Patrice Parris Searles
25. Stem Cell Innovation System in India: Emerging Scenario and Future Challenges .................................................................................... 301
Shashank Shekhar Tiwari and Pranav N. Desai
PART VI: THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT........................... 317
26. The Uphill Climb for Environment and Development: The Challenges of Rapid Urban Development in Trinidad and Tobago ................................................. 319
Rudo Udika
27. Gendered Applications of the Carbon Footprint: The Use of carbon Management Tools to Highlight the Effect of Gender on Sustainable Lifestyles ... 331
Nolana E. Lynch
28. The Turtle Village Trust, Trinidad and Tobago: Sustainability Through Strategic Bridging, Green Alliance and Enviropreneurship ............................... 343
Kalim U. Shah and Robin Marin
29. Cruising Out of Control? Dealing with the Environmental Impacts of Cruise Tourism in the Caribbean .......................................................................... 353
Jaya Ramlall
PART VII: TRANSPORT STUDIES........................................................................ 361
30. Assessing Actions Towards Sustainable Logistics: A Framework ........................ 363
Vendela Santén and Sönke Behrends
31. Reducing Waste in Transport Operations ...................................................... 375
Henrik Sternberg and Kent Lumsden
32. Bridging Transportation Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean: Prospects and Potential for Maritime Transportation Cooperation in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela ....................................................... 385
Khellon Quacy Roach and Raymond Mark Kirton
PART VIII: PUBLIC HEALTH.............................................................................. 397
33. Sustaining the Future Well Being of our Children: An Empirical Analysis of Breastfeeding Practices in Trinidad and Tobago ............................................ 399
Godfrey C. St. Bernard
34. The Case for a Preventative Approach to Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs) in Trinidad and Tobago ............................................................... 415
Dindial Ramrattan
