CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - A Country Study

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• ISLANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN
• Foreword
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1. Regional Overview
  • GEOGRAPHIC SETTING
  • HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SETTING
    • The Pre-European Population
    • The Impact of the Conquest
  • THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS
  • THE COLONIAL PERIOD
    • The Sugar Revolutions and Slavery
    • The Post-Emancipation Societies
  • POLITICAL TRADITIONS
  • SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, 1800-1960
    • Education
    • Precursors of Independence
  • POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE
    • Changes in the Social Base of Political Power
    • Labor Organizations
    • The West Indies Federation, 1957-62
    • Political Systems
  • SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Chapter 2. Jamaica
  • COUNTRY PROFILE
  • HISTORICAL SETTING
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • POPULATION
  • EDUCATION
  • HEALTH AND WELFARE
  • ECONOMY
    • Growth and Structure of the Economy
    • Patterns of Development
    • Role of Government
    • National Income and Public Finance
      • Expenditures
      • Revenues
    • Labor Force and Industrial Relations
    • Industry
      • Mining
      • Manufacturing
      • Construction
      • Energy
    • Services
      • Tourism
      • Banking, Financial Services, and Currency
      • Transportation and Communications
    • Agriculture
      • Land Tenure and Use
      • Crops
      • Livestock, Fishing, and Forestry
    • External Sector
      • External Trade
      • Balance of Payments and Debt
      • Foreign Assistance
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
    • The Governmental System
    • Political Dynamics
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
    • Relations with the United States, Britain, and Canada
    • Relations with Communist Countries
    • Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
    • Other Third World Relations
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
    • The Public Security Forces
      • The Armed Forces
      • The Police
      • The Penal System
    • Incidence of Crime
    • Political Violence
    • Narcotics Crime
    • The Criminal Justice System
• CHAPTER 3. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  • COUNTRY PROFILE
  • HISTORICAL SETTING
    • Colonial Heritage
    • The Road to Independence
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • POPULATION
  • EDUCATION
  • HEALTH AND WELFARE
  • ECONOMY
    • Growth and Structure of the Economy
    • Patterns of Development
    • Role of Government
    • National Income and Public Finance
    • Labor Force and Industrial Relations
    • Industry
      • Petroleum and Asphalt
      • Natural Gas
      • Petrochemicals
      • Iron and Steel
      • Manufacturing
      • Construction
    • Services
      • Banking, Financial Services, and Currency
      • Tourism
      • Transportation, Communications, and Electricity
    • Agriculture
      • Land Tenure and Use
      • Crops
      • Livestock, Fishing, and Forestry
    • External Sector
      • External Trade
      • Balance of Payments and Debt
      • Foreign Assistance
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
    • The Governmental System
    • Political Dynamics
      • Consolidation and Economic Hardship, 1962-69
      • Political Unrest and Economic Troubles, 1970-73
      • Prosperity and Government Centralization, 1974-81
      • The Post-Williams Era, 1981-86
      • The Robinson Government
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• Chapter 4. The Windward Islands and Barbados
  • DOMINICA
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: Dominica
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Macroeconomic Overview
      • Banking and Finance
      • Role of Government
      • Sectoral Performance
      • Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
    • National Security
  • ST. LUCIA
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: St. Lucia
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Macroeconomic Overview
  • GRENADA
    • Country profile: Grenada
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Macroeconomic Overview
      • Banking and Finance
      • Role of Government
      • Sectoral Performance
      • Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
      • Foreign Relations under the People's Revolutionary Government
      • Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
      • Relations with the United States
      • Relations with the Commonwealth and Others
    • National Security
      • The Royal Grenada Police Force
  • BARBADOS
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: Barbados
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Macroeconomic Overview
      • Banking and Finance
      • Role of Government
      • Sectoral Performance
      • Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
      • Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
      • Relations with the United States
      • Relations with the Commonwealth and Others
    • National Security
      • The Royal Barbados Police Force
      • The Barbados Defence Force
• Chapter 5. The Leeward Islands
  • ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: Antigua and Barbuda
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Macroeconomic Overview
      • Sectoral Performance
      • Role of Government
      • Trade and Finance
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
    • National Security
  • ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: St. Christopher and Nevis
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Macroeconomic Overview
      • Finance and Banking
      • Role of Government
      • Sectoral Performance
      • Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
    • National Security
  • BRITISH DEPENDENCIES: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ANGUILLA, AND MONTSERRAT
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: ANGUILLA
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: MONTSERRAT
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
    • National Security
• Chapter 6. The Northern Islands
  • THE BAHAMAS
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: The Bahamas
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
      • Tourism
      • Banking and Finance
      • Industrial Sector
      • Agricultural Sector
      • Economic Policy and Management
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
    • National Security
  • BRITISH DEPENDENCIES: THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: CAYMAN ISLANDS
    • COUNTRY PROFILE: Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Geography
    • Population
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Economy
    • Government and Politics
      • The Governmental System
      • Political Dynamics
    • Foreign Relations
    • National Security
• Chapter 7. Strategic and Regional Security Perspectives
  • THE STRATEGIC SETTING
    • Historical Background
      • Colonial Rivalry
      • United States Preeminence
      • World War II
      • The Postwar Strategic Vacuum
    • Current Strategic Considerations
      • Britain's Withdrawal
      • The Increased Role of the United States
      • The Soviet Presence
      • The Cuban Presence
  • THE REGIONAL SECURITY SETTING
    • Postwar Federation Efforts
    • Regional Security Threats, 1970-81
    • A Regional Security System
    • Controversial Security Issues
• Appendices
  • Appendix A. Tables
  • Appendix B. The Commonwealth of Nations
  • Appendix C. The Caribbean Community and Common Market
  • Appendix D. Caribbean Basin Initiative
• Bibliography
• Glossary