Economic Integration and Caribbean Identity: Convergences and Divergences

摘要: The literature on economic integration in the Caribbean and Latin America primarily focuses economic, institutional geopolitical issues. Regional exchanges (trade* investment), transporta tion, structures, political institutions, as well geographical demographic factors are high list of variables pondered when studying regional integration. Cultural ideological issues seldom considered central to viability Three key that constitute context upon which contradictory tendencies act simultaneously foster hinder discussed: geopolitical, cultural-historical factors. These configure "dialectics cooperation com petition" account for both, basis fulcrum inte gration competition and, often, mistrust. A discussion each these suggests how they managed is crucial formation a identity articulation project