From the Foreword by Sec. Gen. William G. Demas:
This booklet, published to celebrate the fourth anniversary of CARIFTA, tries to set out for the benefit of the West Indian public in as simple terms as the subject would permit the further steps beyond CARIFTA to be taken towards achievement of meaningful economic integration and functional cooperation in the Caribbean. It also tries to explain as clearly as possible exactly why the steps set out are necessary. Like its companion volume, CARIFTA and the New Caribbean, to which it is a sequel, this booklet is intended to inform the West Indian public about important regional issues. But, unlike the former publication, which sought to explain the background to the new movement towards regionalism in the Area, this publication looks forward and sets out the tasks to be faced in the future.
The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) was organised to provide a continued economic linkage between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean following the dissolution of the West Indies Federation which lasted from January 3, 1958 to May 31, 1962.
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