The Poor and the Powerless: Economic Policy and Change in the Caribbean - Softcover

Thomas, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0906156351 ISBN 13: 9780906156353

Publisher: Latin America Bureau (LAB), 1988

Synopsis

Foreign interests have dominated the economic development of the Caribbean since the first arrival of Europeans in the region five centuries ago. From the plantation system and slavery to the exploitation of oil and bauxite by the multinational
corporations, the history of the Caribbeau people is one of dependency and impoverishment. For the great majority, past and present--slaves, indentured laborers, peasants and workers, the unemployed--the region's subjection to extemal control has meant systematic hardship and social injustice. in this survey of economic development in the Caribbean, Clive Thomas traces the history of colonialism and neocolonialism from the perspective of this majority. Drawing lessons from numerous historical cases, Thomas argues that another form of development--by the poor and for the poor--is not only possible but necessary. The Poor and the Powerless offers a radical appraisal of the Caribbean's past vulnerability to foreign control and its future prospects for genuine independence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Latin America Bureau (LAB)
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0906156351
• ISBN 13: 9780906156353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412