Table of Contents for
Imperial Power and Regional Trade: The Caribbean Basin Initiative, edited by Abigail B. Bakan, David Cox, and Colin Leys

List of Tables

Preface

1 The CBI: An Overview

1 Introduction

2 The CBI: Its Fundamental Features

3 The CBI Package

4 United States Hegemony and the Caribbean Basin

5 Subsequent Developments in the CBI

2 The Political Logic of the CBI | Devanand J. Ramnarine

1 Introduction

2 The Reagan Doctrine and the Caribbean Basin

3 The CBI in the Context of the Legitimacy Crisis

4 The Political Realities of the CBI

5 Conclusions

3 Britain, the Carribean Basin, and the Caribbean Basin Initiative | Colin Leys

1 Introduction

2 Britain and the Caribbean Basin before the CBI

3 Britain and the CBI—Economic Aspects

4 1992—The Single European Market

5 The Political and Military Aspects of the CBI

6 The British Response after Grenada

7 Conclusion

4 Caribcan: Canada's Response to the Caribbean Basin Initiative | Catherine Hyett

1 Introduction

2 Background to the Caribcan Program

3 Principal Features

4 Linked Programs

5 Trends in Canadian Trade with the English-speaking Caribbean

6 Trends in Canadian International Trade

7 Responses to Caribcan

8 Concluding Remarks

5 The Philosophy and Developmental Prospects of the CBI | Devanand J. Ramnarine

1 Introduction

2 The Economic Crisis of the Caribbean Basin

3 Official Explanation of the Caribbean Basin's Economic Crisis

4 Solutions to the Caribbean Basin Economic Crisis: The Developmental Assumptions of the Caribbean Basin Initiative

5 Overview of the Performance of the CBI

6 Official Evaluation of the Progress of the CBI

7 Critical Evaluation of the CBI

8 The Role of Factors Beyond the CBI

9 The CBI and US Economic Interests

6 The Impact of the CBI on Barbados, Jamaiva, and Grenada: An Assessment | Catherin Hyett

1 Introduction

2 Barbados

3 Jamaica

4 Grenada

5 Conclusion

7 The CBI and Industrial Development in Trinidad and Tobago | Godwin Friday

1 Introduction

2 Overview of the CBI

3 Development Strategy, Labour Struggles, and Economic Nationalism

4 Current Economic Conditions

5 Investment Policies and Priorities

6 Overview of Industrialization in Trinidad and Tobago

7 The CBI: Actual Performance

8 Conclusion

7 The CBI and the Caribbean Community: The Implications of the CBI for the Regional Integration Movement | Fauzya Moore

1 Introduction

2 The Emerging Regional Crisis, CARICOM

3 The Impact of the CBI

4 Preliminary Considerations

5 The Heads of Government Conferences

6 The Post-Nassau Environment

7 Conclusion

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index