Book description
Caribbean economies have been faced with mounting challenges arising from the increasing pace of economic globalization. The financial crisis of 2007 further exacerbated economic instability due to high foreign debt, lack of competitiveness, declining productivity, and high unemployment and underemployment. This in turn has precipitated increasing social and environmental problems, including poverty, inequality, crime and violence, and environmental degradation, all of which require new perspectives and policy approaches for transformative change and sustainable development. In this two volume multidisciplinary edited book The Modern Caribbean Economy, Volume I provides scholars and practitioners with alternative theoretical perspectives and concrete policy recommendations, while Volume II discusses economic, industrial, and social problems facing the Caribbean along with pragmatic proposals to successfully deal with these, while building local resilience and enhancing institutional strength in the region.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Public Policy and Economic Growth: Some Insights into the Caribbean Experience
- Chapter 2 Towards an Alternative Industrial and Trade Profile for Caribbean Economies: The Challenge of the Developmental State Approach
- Chapter 3 Crime, Criminal Activity, and Tourism Performance: Issues from the Caribbean
- Chapter 4 Economic Globalization and the Transnational Crime of Drug Trafficking and Lottery Scamming: Evidence from Jamaica
- About the Contributors
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Modern Caribbean Economy, Volume II
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2016
- Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
- ISBN: 9781631575631
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