Handbook of Caribbean economies / edited by Robert E Looney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Looney, Robert E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"This volume aims to illustrate the uniqueness of the economies of the countries and territories of the Caribbean as well as the similarities they share with other regions. While most countries in the region share many of the characteristics of middle-income countries, theirs is a matter of extremes. Their generally small size suggests a fragility not found elsewhere. While much of the world is beginning to feel some effects of climate change, the Caribbean is ground zero. These factors suggest a difficult road ahead, but the chapters presented in this volume aim to help spur the search for creative solutions to the region's problems. The chapters, written by expert contributors, examine the Caribbean economies from several perspectives. Many break new ground in questioning past policy mindsets, while developing new approaches to many of the traditional constraints limiting growth in the region. The volume is organized in four sections. Part I examines commonalities, including issues surrounding small economies, tourism, climate change and energy security. Part II looks at obstacles to sustained progress, for example debt, natural disasters and crime. In Part III chapters consider the specific role of external influences, including the USA and the European Union, China, as well as regional co-operation. The volume concludes in Part IV with country case studies intended to provide a sense of the diversity that runs through the region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Robert E. Looney

An alternative policy approach to growth and stabilization in small open economies / DeLisle Worrell

Impacts of climate change on Caribbean economies / Masaō I. Ashtine

Caribbean energy security : regional profile and challenges to integration / David Goldwyn and Cory Gill

The Caribbean holds its own in global tourism competition / DeLisle Worrell

CARICOM and that vexing issue of size and viability / Patsy Lewis

Debt and fiscal constraints / Lester Henry

Crime, violence, and drugs in the Caribbean / Sherill V. C. Morris-Francis

It's complicated : the Caribbean's relationship to white-collar crime / Kristina Hinds

Caribbean natural disasters and country/regional responses / Robert E. Looney

Why and how to use fiscal policy to target the exchange rate / DeLisle Worrell

Venezuela : the descent into a 'soft state' / Anthony P. Maingot

The external economic relations of the Caribbean : the United States and Europe Union compared / Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes and Tony Heron

China's increasing influence in Central America and the Caribbean / Richard L. Bernal

Regional cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean : new challenges and agendas / Cintia Quiliconi and Renato Rivera Rhon

The Puerto Rican economy / Brad Setser and Sergio Marxuach

Haiti / Wenche Iren Huge

The Cuban economy : socialist stagnation with Caribbean characteristics / Richard E. Feinberg

Trinidad and Tobago / Lester Henry

Belize / Victor Bulmer-Thomas

Guyana and the advent of world-class petroleum finds / Clive Y. Thomas

Development and underperformance in the Barbados economy, 1946-2018 / DeLisle Worrell

Suriname / Scott B. MacDonald

The Bahamas : facing a period of climate change and slow growth / Robert E. Looney

The Cayman Islands / Scott B. MacDonald

Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean Basin : a comparative analysis of models and trajectories / Alain Maurin and Patrick Kent Watson

French Guiana patterns of growth and development / Paul Rosele Chim

The Dominican Republic / Susan Pozo and Antonio María Giraldi

The Jamaican economy : a Caribbean success story at last? / Keith Collister and Robert E. Looney

The Dutch Caribbean / Scott B. MacDonald.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-56012-5

0-429-26510-7

0-429-55565-2

9780429265105

OCLC:

1154949459