Development, political, and economic difficulties in the Caribbean / Ann Marie Bissessar, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bissessar, Ann Marie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Caribbean Area.

Economic development.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

Social policy.

Caribbean Area--Economic policy.

Caribbean Area.

Economic policy.

Caribbean Area--Social policy.

Caribbean Area--Social conditions--21st century.

Caribbean Area--Economic conditions--21st century.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 349 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]

Contents:

Development, political, and economic difficulties in the Caribbean / Ann Marie Bissessar

The diversified economy: possibilities from modern portfolio management / Chandra Shekhar Bhatnagar, Vaalmikki Arjoon, and Prakash Ramlakhan

What drives economic diversification in CARICOM economies? / Vaalmikki Arjoon, Chandra Shekhar Bhatnagar, and Prakash Ramlakhan

Human capital as a catalyst for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago / Daren A. Conrad and Asif Cassim

Corruption as an impediment to diversification: the case of Trinidad and Tobago / Daren A. Conrad and Akeeta N. Ali

Asset-based community development as a vehicle for economic diversification: place-based strategies for building stronger economies in the Caribbean / Cheryl-Ann S. Boodram

The economic and political costs of diversification as a way out of a recession: the case of Trinidad and Tobago / Jeetendra Khadan and Inder J. Ruprah

Niche focused tourism development in small island developing states: the case of Trinidad / Acolla Lewis-Cameron and Narendra Ramgulam

Sustainable climate-smart agricultural solutions to improve food and nutrition security in Trinidad and Tobago / Wendy-Ann Isaac, Nkosi Felix, Wayne G. Ganpa, Duraisamy Saravanakumar, and Jessica Churaman

Whose governance? IMF austerities and diversification in a small island state: the case of Jamaica / Ann Marie Bissessar

Cuba: a Caribbean SIDS reinventing itself / Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez

Diversification, macroeconomic growth and development: the case of Martinique / Bruno Marques and Charley G. Granvorka

Resilient or recalcitrant? Revisiting the diversification discourse in the wake of a global recession / Genève Phillip-Durham

The diversification of committee systems in parliaments of small states: a study of Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica / Maukesh Basdeo

Agricultural diversification: a strategy out of the economic difficulties of the sugarcane industry / Puran Bridgemohan and Wendy-Ann Isaac

Why diversification fails / Ann Marie Bissessar.

ISBN:

303002993X

9783030029937

OCLC:

1055261886