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

Thomas, Clive

ISBN 10: 0906156351 / ISBN 13: 9780906156353

Published by Latin Amer Bureau, 1988

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412 pages. 9.00x6.00x8.27 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poor and the Powerless: Economic Policy and Change in the Caribbean
• Publisher: Latin Amer Bureau
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906156351
• ISBN 13: 9780906156353
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

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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, p easants 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 the Author

Clive Thomas, a Guyanese economist, has been Director of the institute of Development Studies at the University of Guyana.