This text presents an analysis of the agricultural and food-producing sector of the English-speaking Caribbean island economies , set in historical perspective. It discusses the reasons for the relative decline of this sector, and the failure of policy proposals for its resuscitation. Issues examined include: the legacy of the plantation economy, which emphasizes luxury export crops over basic food production; the reliance on multinational donor funding for economic development, and the resulting manipulation of agricultural projects by such external agencies; and liberalization of the market economy leading to more underdevelopment of the region and dependence on the international market system.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85255-156-1 (9780852551561)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Geographical, social and historical background; agriculture - its importance; agriculture - its decline; the political economy of food; the political economy of agriculture; role of multinational corporations in food and agriculture; reflections for the 1990s; strategy for sustained food production.
