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The CSSD was organized by the Consortium Graduate School of Social
Sciences and the Institute of Social and Economic Research, UWI in
collaboration with the UNICEF Caribbean Area Office and the CARICOM
Secretariat. It was held in Barbados 27-29 March 1995 as a follow up to
the World Summit on Social Development held 2 weeks earlier in Copenhagen.
The Caribbean Symposium on Social Development was attended by over 50
participants including Ministers of Government, senior officials of
government ministries and of regional and international organizations,
and representatives of NGOs. trade unions, private sector, and the
academic community; all in their individual capacities. It was opened
with a feature address by PRime Minister Arthur of Barbados. The
Symposium addressed five themes arising out of the World Summit on Social
Development held in Copenhagen earlier in March, viz.
i. the interrelationship between social and economic development
ii. the significance of empowerment to social development
iii. the generation of productive employment
iv. the alleviation and reduction of poverty
v. the role of government, the private sector and NGOs in social development
The report summarises the issues, conclusions and recommendations arising
out of the discussion on these themes.
To receive a copy of the Report, send an e-mail message to
Kirk Meighoo
Consortium Graduate School
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
We ask that in reproduction of this report, acknowledgement be given to
the author and the Consortium Graduate School of Social Sciences, Mona,
Jamaica.
