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The Caribbean is made up of a complex, enigmatic region,
characterised by great disparities in size, population, geography,
history, language, religion, race and politics. This is a region in
which harmony and discord work in tandem, trying to link economic
logic with political logic. This book is a useful tool not only for
those specialists and students of regionalism but for all those
putting their hands to the task of nation-building and those
interested in the development processes of small states and
economies. At the same time, this book is a comprehensive
historical record especially highlighting hindrances to development
in this region. This study raises two important issues: the
'political imperative of convergence' and the need for 'appropriate
correcting mechanisms' that align the needs of the local with the
regional. It is a volume that underlines the need for a change in
strategy and makes proposals as to how to go about making those
changes.
The Caribbean is made up of a complex, enigmatic region,
characterised by great disparities in size, population, geography,
history, language, religion, race and politics. This is a region in
which harmony and discord work in tandem, trying to link economic
logic with political logic. This book is a useful tool not only for
those specialists and students of regionalism but for all those
putting their hands to the task of nation-building and those
interested in the development processes of small states and
economies. At the same time, this book is a comprehensive
historical record especially highlighting hindrances to development
in this region. This study raises two important issues: the
'political imperative of convergence' and the need for 'appropriate
correcting mechanisms' that align the needs of the local with the
regional. It is a volume that underlines the need for a change in
strategy and makes proposals as to how to go about making those
changes.
The Caribbean integration process is evolving in new and exciting
ways but that process requires action on the part of regional
governments to give substance to what has been in the minds and
hearts of Caribbean people for a very long time. The setting for
Caribbean people to press their demand for less talk and more
action from their leaders was provided at a Forum on the future of
the Caribbean calling for `disruptive thinking, bold action and
practical outcomes'. It was held in Trinidad in 2015 and jointly
hosted by The University of the West Indies and the government of
Trinidad and Tobago. The forum's agenda was carefully designed to
capture the ambitions of the Caribbean people, embrace Caribbean
convergence, tackle poverty and inequality, find innovative
financing solutions and shape a new global compact through
diplomacy. This book is a distillation of the action agenda
presented at the forum by heads of governments and their ministers,
industry professionals, representatives of international and
regional organizations, academics, young professionals and
significantly, youth leaders. Its thirteen chapters, divided into
four sections address issues of concern for the common citizen: 1.
air and sea transport to facilitate movement of people and goods
throughout the region; 2. energy to reduce high costs and provide
incentives for the development of regional energy networks; 3.
finance to facilitate market-making mechanisms that connect
financial markets in the region; 4. food security to facilitate
trading within countries of the region. The conclusions presented
in these pages are clear; action requires modernizing institutions
in CARICOM and addressing its governance shortcomings. The new
action framework must provide incentives for more dynamic
decision-making processes leading to real integration within
CARICOM, the broader Caribbean and even countries in Central and
South America. The main message from the people and of this book is
not about what to do, it is about doing - a responsibility that
falls on all Caribbean citizens and their governments.
Nations must often take stock of their achievements and forge ahead
with new directions to confront the changing realities in economics
and politics. This imposes new demands and burdens on leadership.
What should be the approach and the new role of leadership in
fostering change and development of small states? Research is an
essential task that must be undertaken to inform new directions.
The value of this collection of essays lies in the experience and
expertise of the authors who have acquired considerable hands-on
knowledge over several decades as practitioners and intellectuals.
They include people who have served as Prime Ministers and
Ministers of Government, senior professionals from International
Organizations, university Professors, and a Central Bank Governor.
Together they draw on the changing issues of the times and provide
new propositions for future directions. This book is a thoughtful
study of political economy of development. A valuable, timely,
stimulating and inspirational reading for political leaders,
development experts and scholars; it contains the ingredients for
an anticipated new global political economy within the next decade.
In a time of persistent uncertainty, fragile eco-structures, the
politics of "populism," and limits in institutional leadership, The
Caribbean on the Edge acts as an analytical roadmap to a
challenging era of globalization for the countries on the edge of
history in the Caribbean, those often at a policy standstill
pondering which way and how to turn. Winston Dookeran traces ideas
that have evolved in development and diplomacy over the last decade
to identify the path for new analytical leadership. The Caribbean
on the Edge deeply engages the political issues involved in
development, governance, and diplomacy. Examining various schools
of thought that influence policy choices, The Caribbean on the Edge
discusses new approaches and risk factors that are aligned with the
current realities in the region. Above all, this book is about the
development of a new mindset that will usher in a radical shift in
thinking, policy, and practice in order to unlock the paralysis of
a Caribbean on the edge.
The more recent experiments with New Public Management, in various
countries, have revealed that there were major differences among
what a number of writers referred to as 'differential application'
of systems and practices. It was suggested that these differences
were a result of environmental considerations. But the major
preoccupation of the earlier literature on New Public Management
was with debates on whether the systems and practices of New Public
Management had achieved success in the developed countries.
Unfortunately, developing countries such as Mexico and countries in
the Caribbean are largely neglected in the current literature.
Policy Transfer, New Public Management and Globalization fills this
gap. Focusing on policy transfer, new public management, and
globalization, the contributors examine the problems and
difficulties in introducing and implementing policies in small,
plural, politically unstable societies.
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