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List of contents
Contents: Theoretical Issues: Dependence, cumulative causation and the Caribbean, Nikolaos Karagiannis; Are there any limits to 'globalization'? International trade, capital flows and borders, Grahame F. Thompson; The political economy of international integration: small states in the Caribbean and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), Robert Read; Globalization, technology, trade and development, Anthony Clayton. Policy Issues: Monetary policies for small island economies, Carlos J. Rodriguez-Fuentes; Development policy options for CARICOM in an era of free trade, Marie Freckleton and Nikolaos Karagiannis; Caribbean tourism and the FTAA, Ian Boxill, Diaram Ramjee Singh and Marjorie D. Segree. Country-Studies: The Bahamian economy in the era of the FTAA, Nikolaos Karagiannis and Christos D. Salvaris; Prospects for Jamaica's economic development in the era of the FTAA, Michael Witter; The demand for imports in Jamaica: 1972-2000, Dillon Alleyne; Index.
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Nikolaos Karagiannis (Edited by) , Michael Witter (Edited by)
Summary
This book focuses on the local responses to globalisation associated with state policies, dynamic firms and the Caribbean people, corresponding to the islands' struggle for development and economic survival. It is useful for anyone who resists the current economic and political adversity.
