Synopsis
How do recent trends toward globalization affect the Caribbean, a region whose suppliers, production, markets, and politics have been globalized for centuries? What is the status of neoliberal development policy in the Caribbean, where the rewards for belt tightening and economic opening have been slow in coming? How have Caribbean policymakers and citizens responded to and resisted the pressures to conform to the new rules of the global economy? By examining these questions through the lens of political economy, this volume explores the interaction among development, trade, foreign policy, the environment, tourism, gender relations, and migration.
Annals
Klak's thinking is original and refreshing....[His] first chapter ["Thirteen theses on globalization and neoliberalism"] is worth the price of the book. ... Whether one teaches or studies suburban U.S. communities, historic preservation in the Islamic realm, or housing markets in China, each thought-provoking thesis lends itself to other important issues related to our shrinking world. Scholars will welcome these insights and instructors will easily be able to draw a lecture out of each thesis. ...[The book] has a master bibliography that will serve as a benchmark in development and Caribbean studies readings for years to come. ...Human geography and development studies are all the richer because of this stellar work..