Caribbean Regional Integration - 9781032075365

Name: Caribbean Regional Integration - 9781032075365
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Caribbean Regional IntegrationA Critical Development Approach\nAuthor(s): Patsy Lewis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032075365, 978-1032075365\nSynopsis\nThis book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of regional integration in the contemporary Caribbean, challenging the value of the neoliberal ideology that permeates regionalism discourse.\n\nThe book asks what value neoliberal regionalism holds for the Caribbean, when its economic goals of efficiency and competitiveness serve to actively marginalize small states within the global community. Presenting an alternative framework for assessing success, the book investigates how the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can confront new challenges and perform a more developmental function, centring economic transformation and a more democratic process. The book also explores long-standing challenges with implementing regional decisions at the national level and the a.