Conflict, Peace and Development in the Caribbean
β Scribed by Jorge RodrΓguez Beruff, J. Peter Figueroa, J. Edward Greene (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 313
- Series
- Macmillan International Political Economy Series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Peace, Democracy and Security in the Caribbean....Pages 3-21
Restoring Hegemony: the Complementarity Among the Security, Economic and Political Components of US Policy in the Caribbean Basin During the 1980s....Pages 22-61
Cuba and the Caribbean: Perceptions and Realities....Pages 62-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
The Armed Forces in the Dominican Republic: Professionalisation and Politicisation....Pages 81-109
Defence Policy and Planning in the Caribbean: the Case of Jamaica, 1962β88....Pages 110-145
The Development of the Military in Post-Independent Barbados....Pages 146-174
Overt Militarism and Covert Politics in St Kitts-Nevis....Pages 175-193
Nicaragua, Cuba and the Geopolitical Challenges in the Caribbean on the Threshold of the 1990s....Pages 194-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
The Small State in the Caribbean: Policy Options for Survival....Pages 219-240
The State, Nationalism and Security: the Case of the Anglophone Caribbean....Pages 241-258
Alternative Approaches to Peace and Security in Africa....Pages 259-283
Back Matter....Pages 284-294
β¦ Subjects
International Relations; Military and Defence Studies; Development Economics; Political Economy; Development Studies
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