The modern Caribbean economy. Volume I, Alternative perspectives and policy implications / edited by Nikolaos Karagiannis, Debbie A. Mohammed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karagiannis, Nikolaos, editor.

Contributor:

Mohammed, Debbie A., editor.

Series:

Economics collection. 2163-7628

Economics collection, 2163-7628

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Caribbean Area.

Economic development.

Caribbean Area--Economic conditions--1945-.

Caribbean Area.

Caribbean Area--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 96 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2017.

Summary:

Caribbean economies have been faced with mounting challenges arising from the increasing pace of economic globalization. The financial crisis of 2007 further exacerbated economic instability due to high foreign debt, lack of competitiveness, declining productivity, and high unemployment and underemployment. This in turn has precipitated increasing social and environmental problems, including poverty, inequality, crime and violence, and environmental degradation, all of which require new perspectives and policy approaches for transformative change and sustainable development. In the 2-volume multidisciplinary edited book The Modern Caribbean Economy, Volume I: Alternative Perspectives and Policy Implications provides scholars and practitioners with alternative theoretical perspectives and concrete policy recommendations, while Volume II: Economic Development and Public Policy Challenges discusses economic, industrial, and social problems facing the Caribbean along with pragmatic proposals to successfully deal with these, while building local resilience and enhancing institutional strength in the region.

Contents:

1. The contribution of Canadian economic thought to Caribbean political economy: a preliminary investigation / Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi

2. Towards a holistic development framework for the Caribbean key theoretical notions and policy / Nikolaos Karagiannis and C. J. Polychroniou

3. Public sector capacity for governance in the Caribbean / Indianna D. Minto-Coy and Evan M. Berman

4. Reforming education in the Caribbean from policy to transformative leadership / Denise Pearson

About the contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on March 3, 2017).

ISBN:

9781631575556

1631575554

OCLC:

959983352