Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean
Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean

Author: Euclid A. Rose

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9780739104484

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The three small economies that are the subject of this study were established as artificial colonial societies and have remained extremely vulnerable to the international capitalists system, a situation that has led to homegrown efforts to assert methods of development not associated with capitalism. After placing the developmental realities of the three countries in the general context of the Caribbean region and the global capitalist system, Rose (Siena College) critically examines the attempts of the three countries' experiments with socialism, begun in the 1970s. She reserves greater criticism for the United States as she turns her attention to U.S. government efforts to destabilize the countries in an effort to prevent the emerging of any socialist alternatives in an area it viewed as part of its sphere of influence. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Political Economy of Caribbean Development
The Political Economy of Caribbean Development

Author: M. Bishop

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-09-12

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1137316101

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Studies of the global political economy have rarely engaged with development in the Caribbean, the thought of its indigenous intellectuals, or the non-sovereign territories of the region. Matthew Bishop compares the development of the independent English-speaking islands of St Lucia and St Vincent and their non-sovereign French neighbours, Martinique and Guadeloupe. By explaining how distinctive patterns of British and French colonialism and decolonisation came to bear on them, he investigates how very different patterns of development have subsequently ensued, often with startling consequences in this era of globalization and crisis. By engaging with the empirical reality of the Caribbean, his study sheds light on a range of wider debates relating to development, indigenous thought, post-colonial sovereignty, small states, and the contemporary evolution of the global political economy.

Post-socialism is Not Dead
Post-socialism is Not Dead

Author: Iveta Silova

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2010-12-13

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 0857244183

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This volume will provide a comparative account of the meanings and processes of post-socialist transformations in education by exploring recent theories, concepts, and debates on post-socialism and globalization in national, regional, and international contexts.

The Poor and the Powerless
The Poor and the Powerless

Author: Clive Y. Thomas

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0853457441

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Argues that another form of development — by the poor and for the poor — is not only possible but necessary.

The Grenada Revolution in the Caribbean Present
The Grenada Revolution in the Caribbean Present

Author: S. Puri

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-23

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1137066903

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The Grenada Revolution in the Caribbean Present: Operation Urgent Memory is the first scholarly book from the humanities on the subject of the Grenada Revolution and the US intervention. It is simultaneously a critique, tribute, and memorial. It argues that in both its making and its fall, the 1979-1983 Revolution was a transnational event that deeply impacted politics and culture across the Caribbean and its diaspora during its life and in the decades since its fall. Drawing together studies of landscape, memorials, literature, music, painting, photographs, film and TV, cartoons, memorabilia traded on e-bay, interviews, everyday life, and government, journalistic, and scholarly accounts, the book assembles and analyzes an archive of divergent memories. In an analysis that is relevant to all micro-states, the book reflects on how Grenada's small size shapes memory, political and poetic practice, and efforts at reconciliation.

Public Administration and Policy in the Caribbean
Public Administration and Policy in the Caribbean

Author: Indianna D. Minto-Coy

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-06-26

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 1439892989

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The Caribbean is at a crucial phase in its development. Global and local pressures have seen the region losing its competitiveness, while it remains at risk of losing out on development gains made in the last few decades. These pressures are demanding improvements in the way government operates, particularly in its policy-making and administrative

Globalization, Agriculture and Food in the Caribbean
Globalization, Agriculture and Food in the Caribbean

Author: Clinton L. Beckford

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-21

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1137538376

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The last decade has seen a growing body of research about globalization and climate change in the Caribbean. This collection is a significant addition to the literature on a topic that is of critical importance to the region. It explores research from a number of Caribbean islands dealing with a range of issues related to agriculture and food in the context of globalization and climate change. Using a broad livelihoods perspective, the impacts on rural livelihoods are explored as well as issues related to community level resilience, adaptability and adaptations. The volume is strengthened by gendered analyses of issues and discussions informed by a diverse range of research methods and methodologies. Scholars of Caribbean studies and studies pertaining to social, cultural, economic and environmental issues facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will greatly benefit from this book.

The Influence of Small States on Superpowers
The Influence of Small States on Superpowers

Author: Richard L. Bernal

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1498508170

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The conventional wisdom is that small developing countries exert limited—if any—influence on the foreign policy of superpowers, in particular the United States. This book challenges that premise based on the experience of the small developing country of Jamaica and its relations with the United States. It raises the question: if the foreign policy of the United States can be influenced by even a small developing country, should Washington be worried?

Democratic Political Tragedy in the Postcolony
Democratic Political Tragedy in the Postcolony

Author: Greg A. Graham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 131544450X

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A ground-breaking work in Africana political thought that links the plight of progressive political endeavors in Africa with those in the Diaspora and beyond, Democratic Tragedy in the Postcolony engages with two of the defining political sagas of the postcolonial era. The book presents Michael Manley of Jamaica and Nelson Mandela of South Africa as tragic political leaders at the helm of popular democratic projects that run aground in the face of the constraints that a subordinate position in the global economy presents for such endeavors. Jamaica’s experiment with democratic socialism as an alternative path to development at the height of the cold war is considered alongside post-Apartheid South Africa’s search for a development model consistent with the demand for civic empowerment and equitable distribution of social goods in the aftermath of Apartheid. Democratic Political Tragedy in the Postcolony theorizes the defining tragic impasse and the telling vacillations by which the postcolonies in question are brought to the neoliberal catastrophes that currently prevail.

The Handbook on Caribbean Education
The Handbook on Caribbean Education

Author: Eleanor J. Blair

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 1648024114

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This book brings together leading scholars of Caribbean education from around the world. Schooling continues to hold a special place both as a means to achieve social mobility and as a mechanism for supporting the economy of Caribbean nations. In this book, the Caribbean includes the Greater and Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles is made up of the five larger islands (and six countries) of the northern Caribbean, including the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. The Lesser Antilles includes the Windward and Leeward Islands which are inclusive of Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago along with several other islands. Each chapter provides a unique perspective on the various social and cultural issues that define Caribbean education and schooling. The Handbook on Caribbean Education fills a void in the literature and documents the important research being done throughout the Caribbean. Creating a space where Caribbean voices are a part of “international” discussions about 21st century global matters and concerns is an important contribution of this work.