Politics and Development in the Caribbean Basin: Central America and the Caribbean in the New World Order

By Jean Grugel

Book Overview

This wide ranging thematic and comparative text analyses the origins and nature of the developmental and political crises of the region and the reasons for their recent intensification. It covers all the Central American states and the largest Caribbean island territories - Jamaica, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico - as well as Panama and Grenada, assessing their common experiences as small economies living in the shadow of the United States but also highlighting key differences.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333573056
• ISBN13: 9780333573051
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"