Crisis and Promise in the Caribbean
Politics and Convergence
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, International, International Relations
| Author: | Winston Dookeran | ISBN: | 9781317157748 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Winston Dookeran |
| ISBN: | 9781317157748 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The Caribbean is made up of a complex, enigmatic region, characterised by great disparities in size, population, geography, history, language, religion, race and politics. This is a region in which harmony and discord work in tandem, trying to link economic logic with political logic. This book is a useful tool not only for those specialists and students of regionalism but for all those putting their hands to the task of nation-building and those interested in the development processes of small states and economies. At the same time, this book is a comprehensive historical record especially highlighting hindrances to development in this region. This study raises two important issues: the ’political imperative of convergence’ and the need for ’appropriate correcting mechanisms’ that align the needs of the local with the regional. It is a volume that underlines the need for a change in strategy and makes proposals as to how to go about making those changes.
The Caribbean is made up of a complex, enigmatic region, characterised by great disparities in size, population, geography, history, language, religion, race and politics. This is a region in which harmony and discord work in tandem, trying to link economic logic with political logic. This book is a useful tool not only for those specialists and students of regionalism but for all those putting their hands to the task of nation-building and those interested in the development processes of small states and economies. At the same time, this book is a comprehensive historical record especially highlighting hindrances to development in this region. This study raises two important issues: the ’political imperative of convergence’ and the need for ’appropriate correcting mechanisms’ that align the needs of the local with the regional. It is a volume that underlines the need for a change in strategy and makes proposals as to how to go about making those changes.
