Caribbean political economy at the crossroads

Description:

There are a variety of crisis symptoms confronting the Commonwealth Caribbean as the 21st century dawns. Global changes are quickly rendering the region's traditional economic platform obsolete. Marshall suggests, however, that the expanding NAFTA or the hemispheric turn towards bloc formation can offer a way out for the Caribbean. In order to achieve a positive outcome, politics must be brought back into the regionalization process, as each island government is witnessing a narrowing in the range of its state power by powerful TNCs, international financial institutions, Washington interests and corporate-backed WTO commissions.

subjects: Canada,  Canada. 1992 Oct. 7.,  Capitalism,  Economic conditions,  Economic development,  Economic integration,  Economic policy,  North American Free Trade Agreement,  Economic history,  International economic integration,  NAFTA,  Economische integratie,  Economie,  Regionale ontwikkeling,  Capitalisme,  Développement économique,  Intégration économique,  Politique économique,  Conditions économiques,  North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17),  Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (1992),  Caribbean area, economic conditions,  Caribbean area, economic policy,  North america, economic integration

Places: English-speaking Caribbean,  North America