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A global value chain analysis of offshore medical universities in the Caribbean

Economic development
January 2018|ECLAC Series » Studies and Perspectives – ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
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A global value chain analysis of offshore medical universities in the Caribbean

Author: McLean, Sheldon - Charles, Don Physical Description: 44 páginas. Editorial: ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean Date: January 2018 ECLAC symbol: LC/TS.2017/156

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Description

This study is intended to be exploratory in nature. It seeks a better understanding of i) how the OMU cluster emerged; ii) the characteristics of the offshore medical universities in the Caribbean cluster; iii) the contribution of the offshore medical universities to the economy of the host Caribbean countries; and iv) the prospects for enhancing the educational quality, and value added captured by the Caribbean in the medical value chain.

Table of contents

Abstract. -- Introduction. -- Overview of the Caribbean offshore medical university cluster. -- The global value chain for offshore medical universities. -- Benefits of the offshore medical universities to host countries and local competitiveness factors. -- Challenges in the Caribbean’s OMU cluster. -- V. Strategies for developing the cluster. -- VI. Conclusion. -- Bibliography.

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