"Contemporary Issues within Caribbean Economies offers an exceptional blend of practical policy making experience and fresh academic insight to the economic challenges faced by the region. A must read for all who are passionate about changing the region's development trajectory, the authors discuss sources of inflows such as tourism, foreign direct investment, and remittances, highlighting their significance as well as susceptibility to sudden stops. The volume is also very timely - current issues such as debt, employment, health, and technology receive prominence, but importantly it provides forward insight into how the region should adapt to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic."

Chapter 1. Introduction (Monica Galloway Burke and Colin Cannonier).- Chapter 2. Debt Burden in Small Island Caribbean States and Prospects for Debt Relief (Dillon Alleyne and Machel Pantin).- Chapter 3. Technology, Growth and Productivity in the Caribbean (Wendell Samuel).- Chapter 4. Estimating the Economic Costs of Noncommunicable Diseases in CARICOM (Samuel Braithwaite).- Chapter 5. Taxes and Fiscal Sustainability in Caribbean Countries (Jeetendra Khadan and Inder Ruprah).- Chapter 6. Employment and Earnings Disparity: A Comparison of "Belongers" and "Non-Belongers" in the Turks and Caicos Islands (Amos C. Peters).- Chapter 7. Exchange Rate and Inflation Dynamics, and Monetary Policy in Haiti (Yves Nithder Pierre).- Chapter 8. The Impact of Remittances on the Real Exchange Rate: Evidence from Haiti (Carl-Henri Prophète and Dudley Augustin).- Chapter 9. Remittances and Financial Development in Caribbean Countries (Colin Cannonier and Marcus Bansah).- Chapter 10. Caribbean TourismDevelopment, Sustainability, and Impacts (David Mc. Arthur Baker).- Chapter 11. The Role of the Bahamas Government in Tourism (Madlyn M. Bonimy).