The Grenadian officials interviewed on this issue were quite passionate and had great expectations that once the policy and associated strategy and plan were implemented, then the well-being of the most vulnerable - in particular, rural communities, women and youth - will be enhanced. It was also pointed out that government has limited fiscal space given its mounting debt burden, high unemployment and slow growth. The issue of national absorptive capacity, in particular human capacity at the individual and the institutional levels, was flagged as a major area of concern. It was pointed out that there was no budgetary flexibility to engage the necessary human resources; at the same time, optimal use has not been made of existing capacity, as a result of inadequate collaboration and co-operation mechanisms and evidence of ‘turfism’.