Martinique, a French territory, is geographically located in the Caribbean
Sea. It is also an associate member of a number of regional organizations
in the area, such as the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), the United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Its
application to become an associate member of the Caribbean Community
(CARICOM), submitted in 2014, is pending. This paper presents the