David L. McKee is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. A specialist in economic development and regional economics, he is the author of numerous books, including Accounting Services, the International Economy, and Third World Development (Praeger, 1992) and Accounting Services, Growth, and Change in the Pacific Basin (Quorum, 1996), both with Don E. Garner.Don E. Garner is Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at California State University, Stanislaus. He is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor as well as a specialist in auditing and accounting theory.Yosra AbuAmara McKee, PhD, is a member of a statewide research team funded by the Ohio Urban Universities Program. She is also co-author of Beyond Edge Cities (1997).

• Introduction The General Frame of Reference International Services as Facilitators Services, External Linkages and Growth Some Specifics on Accounting Services The Role of Accounting Services in the Caribbean Basin The Accounting Firms in the Commonwealth Caribbean The Firms Selected in French and Dutch Jurisdictions The Firms in the Spanish Caribbean Legal and Institutional Parameters for Accounting Practices Selected Accounting Environments in the Commonwealth Caribbean Accounting Environments in Small Caribbean Economies Accounting and Reporting in Selected Spanish-Speaking Jurisdictions Implications for Growth and Change in the Caribbean Basin Caribbean Basin A Summary of Institutional Specifics An Overview of Services in the Process of Growth and Change Economic Impacts from Accounting Services in the Caribbean Basin Region Bibliography Index

David L. McKee is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. A specialist in economic development and regional economics, he is the author of numerous books, including Accounting Services, the International Economy, and Third World Development (Praeger, 1992) and Accounting Services, Growth, and Change in the Pacific Basin (Quorum, 1996), both with Don E. Garner.Don E. Garner is Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at California State University, Stanislaus. He is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor as well as a specialist in auditing and accounting theory.Yosra AbuAmara McKee, PhD, is a member of a statewide research team funded by the Ohio Urban Universities Program. She is also co-author of Beyond Edge Cities (1997).

• Introduction The General Frame of Reference International Services as Facilitators Services, External Linkages and Growth Some Specifics on Accounting Services The Role of Accounting Services in the Caribbean Basin The Accounting Firms in the Commonwealth Caribbean The Firms Selected in French and Dutch Jurisdictions The Firms in the Spanish Caribbean Legal and Institutional Parameters for Accounting Practices Selected Accounting Environments in the Commonwealth Caribbean Accounting Environments in Small Caribbean Economies Accounting and Reporting in Selected Spanish-Speaking Jurisdictions Implications for Growth and Change in the Caribbean Basin Caribbean Basin A Summary of Institutional Specifics An Overview of Services in the Process of Growth and Change Economic Impacts from Accounting Services in the Caribbean Basin Region Bibliography Index

David L. McKee is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. A specialist in economic development and regional economics, he is the author of numerous books, including Accounting Services, the International Economy, and Third World Development (Praeger, 1992) and Accounting Services, Growth, and Change in the Pacific Basin (Quorum, 1996), both with Don E. Garner.Don E. Garner is Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at California State University, Stanislaus. He is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor as well as a specialist in auditing and accounting theory.Yosra AbuAmara McKee, PhD, is a member of a statewide research team funded by the Ohio Urban Universities Program. She is also co-author of Beyond Edge Cities (1997).

• Introduction The General Frame of Reference International Services as Facilitators Services, External Linkages and Growth Some Specifics on Accounting Services The Role of Accounting Services in the Caribbean Basin The Accounting Firms in the Commonwealth Caribbean The Firms Selected in French and Dutch Jurisdictions The Firms in the Spanish Caribbean Legal and Institutional Parameters for Accounting Practices Selected Accounting Environments in the Commonwealth Caribbean Accounting Environments in Small Caribbean Economies Accounting and Reporting in Selected Spanish-Speaking Jurisdictions Implications for Growth and Change in the Caribbean Basin Caribbean Basin A Summary of Institutional Specifics An Overview of Services in the Process of Growth and Change Economic Impacts from Accounting Services in the Caribbean Basin Region Bibliography Index