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This book, first published in 1984, presents a comprehensive survey of the forces of change that operate in the Caribbean, an area of political instability at the time. It examines the internal politics of the different countries and considers the roles of the United States, Cuba, the European and new Latin American powers in the political conflicts, coups and revolutions.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- 1 Rethinking Development inside International Political Economy -- The classical era in development studies -- The concerns of international political economy -- The future study of development -- The rationale and plan of this book -- 2 The Americas -- Country development strategies in the Americas -- The intra-regional politics of development in the Americas -- The extra-regional politics of development in the Americas -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 3 Europe -- Country development strategies in Europe -- The intra-regional politics of development in Europe -- The extra-regional politics of development in Europe -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 4 Northeast Asia -- Country development strategies in Northeast Asia -- The intra-regional politics of development in Northeast Asia -- The extra-regional politics of development in Northeast Asia -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 5 Southeast Asia -- Country development strategies in Southeast Asia -- The intra-regional politics of development in Southeast Asia -- The extra-regional politics of development in Southeast Asia -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 6 South Asia -- Country development strategies in South Asia -- The intra-regional politics of development in South Asia -- The extra-regional politics of development in South Asia -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 7 The Post-Soviet Space -- Country development strategies in the post-Soviet space -- The intra-regional politics of development in the post-Soviet space -- The extra-regional politics of development in the post-Soviet space -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 8 The Middle East -- Country development strategies in the Middle East.

Introduction : the contours of modern Caribbean politics / Anthony Payne, Paul Sutton -- Liberal economics versus electoral politics in Jamaica / Anthony Payne -- Democracy and disillusionment in the Dominican Republic / Jan Knippers Black -- The Duvalier dictatorship and its legacy of crisis in Haiti / James Ferguson -- Race, politics, and succession in Trinidad and Guyana / Ralph R. Premdas -- The march of militarization in Suriname / Peter Meel -- Revolution, democracy, and regional integration in the Eastern Caribbean / Tony Thorndike -- The Grenadian revolution in retrospect / Courtney Smith -- Political economy and foreign policy in Puerto Rico / Jorge Heine, Juan M. Garcia-Passalacqua -- The odyssey of revolution in Cuba / H. Michael Erisman -- Domestic policy, the external environment, and the economic crisis in the Caribbean / Ramesh F. Ramsaran -- The offshore Caribbean Anthony P. Maingot -- U.S. intervention, regional security, and militarization in the Caribbean / Paul Sutton