Imperial Power and Regional Trade: The Caribbean Basin Initiative

摘要: The election of Ronald Reagan as President the United States in November 1980 opened a new chapter international relations; U.S. foreign policy shifted from an alliance-based, consensual approach to one based on more overt use its immense economic and, above all, military power. This entailed some stark choices for U.S.A. s allies and neighbours small countries Central America Caribbean. revealing book tells story Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), through which assertion hegemony region was expressed. CBI entitled friendly (i.e., excluding Cuba, pre-invasion Grenada Nicaragua) aid plus incentives, modelled so-called Puerto Rican miracle, so reorient their trade towards authors carefully compare claims made with underlying political objectives examine actual impact regional development detailed case studies Eastern Trinidad. Also examined are integration responses Canada Britain, two other major long-standing interests What emerges this investigation is way reflects historic quest dominance, rather than era development. "