Departing from traditional analyses of Caribbean political economy, this book explores the topic within a global context and considers the broad issues affecting the region now and into the next century. Case studies from English-, Spanish- and French-speaking countries are included.

Departing from traditional analyses of Caribbean political economy, this book explores the topic within a global context and considers the broad issues affecting the region now and into the next century. The authors provide a theoretical framework that reflects the scientific and technological changes driving the restructuring and globalisation of the world economy. They then discuss specific issues (export competitiveness, privatisation, technology policy, women's economic roles, unionisation, the CBI) at both the national and the regional levels. Case studies from English-, Spanish- and French-speaking countries are included.

Introduction - Global Capitalism and the Techno-Paradigm Shift, H.A. Watson
Caribbean Economic Performance in the 1990s and Implications for Future Policy, T. Harker. Part 1 Bringing Theory into Caribbean Political Economy: Economic Theory, the New Environment and Caribbean Economic Policy, W.H. Griffith
Techno-Industrial Policy in the Restructuring of the Caribbean - The Limits of the Neoclassical Paradigm, D. Pantin. Part 2 Crisis and Restructuring at the National Level: Global Restructuring and Prospects for Export Competitivenessin the Caribbean - With a Case Study from Jamaica, H.A. Watson
Industrial Restructuring in the Dominican Republic, M. Ceara Hatton
Free Trade and Underdevelopment in Haiti - The World Bank/US AID Agenda for Social Change in the Post-Duvaliera Era, A. Dupuy
The Cuban Economy in the 1990s - Uncertainties and Possibilities, M.A. Figueros and S.P. Vidal
The US Canada Free Trade Agreement, Semiconductyors and the Electronics Assembly Industry in Barbados, H.A. Watson. Part 3 Regional Issues - Women in Production, C. Green
Privatisation, L. Lewis
Trade Unionism, L. Lewis and L. Nurse
Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Basin Initiative - Uneasy Interdependence, R.Ruth, S. Grusky and J. Rodriguez. Part 4 Conclusion: Beyond Nationalism - Caribbean Options Under Global Capitalism, H.A. Watson.