TY - BOOK ID - 46206240 TI - Development, Political, and Economic Difficulties in the Caribbean PY - 2019 SN - 3030029948 303002993X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Economic development. KW - Economic development—Environmental aspects. KW - Social change. KW - Economic policy. KW - Poverty. KW - Regional Development. KW - Development and Sustainability. KW - Development and Post-Colonialism. KW - Development and Social Change. KW - Development Policy. KW - Development Aid. KW - Economic nationalism KW - Economic planning KW - National planning KW - State planning KW - Economics KW - Planning KW - National security KW - Social policy KW - Change, Social KW - Cultural change KW - Cultural transformation KW - Societal change KW - Socio-cultural change KW - Social history KW - Social evolution KW - Development, Economic KW - Economic growth KW - Growth, Economic KW - Economic policy KW - Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) KW - Development economics KW - Resource curse KW - Destitution KW - Wealth KW - Basic needs KW - Begging KW - Poor KW - Subsistence economy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46206240 AB - This edited volume focuses on the attempts of various Caribbean countries to diversify their economies and societies. It is done in the context of political and economic difficulties that these countries have faced since the 2007-2008 economic crash and how successful they have been in moving their economies in a different direction. The contributors use very distinct levels of analysis in order to provide a nuanced view of diversification efforts in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, the French Antilles, and the Dutch Antilles. The book will appeal to academic researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and everyone who is interested in the politics and development of the Caribbean region. Ann Marie Bissessar is Professor at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad. ER -