CONTENTS Page Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PART ONE: Introduction and Summary .... . . . . . 3 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 3 2 Summary of Results .............. . . . . .... 9 PART TWO: Growth of the Economies .. . . . . . 15 1 Two Projections of the Population of the West Indies Between 1965 and 1975. . . . . . . . . ... ...... 15 2 The Economic Growth of Jamaica 1950 through 1960 and 1965, 1970 and 1975 . . .. . . . . . . . . . 22 3 Growth of the Economy of Trinidad and Tobago . . . .... 27 4 Growth of the Economy of the Leeward Islands, Windward Islands and Barbados ........... . . . . . 36 5 Long-Term Growth of British Guiana . . . . . . .... 40 Explanatory Note for Part Two: List of Industries Included in Each Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 PART THREE: The Projection of Demand . . . . . . 55 1 Demand and Income .............. ............. 55 2 Food Expenditure in Jamaica in 1958: Survey Results ...... 59 3 Income Elasticities of Demand in Jamaica . . . . . ... 62 4 Income Elasticities of Demand in Other West Indian Territories . 68 5 Projections of Final Demands ............. . .. 72 PART FOUR: Projections of Supply ...... . . . . 75 1 Land Utilisation in the West Indies . .... ......... 75 2 Scale of Production of Agricultural Commodities . . . ... 79 3 The Effect of Changes in Intensity of Production on Total Supply . 85 4 The Estimation of Total Locally Produced Supplies of Commodities 88 5 Factors Influencing Yields and Production Economics and Farm Organisation ... . . . . . . 93 6 Factors Influencing Yields and Production Physical and Technical .......... . . . . . 106