European Bloc Imperialism

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Copyright

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Contents

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Acknowledgements

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Chapter One: Outline of European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  15 – 32

Introduction

pp.：  15 – 14

Problematic and Method

pp.：  15 – 17

European Trade and Theories of Imperialism

pp.：  18 – 20

European Trade

pp.：  18 – 18

Theories of Imperialism

pp.：  19 – 20

Ten Theses on the Characteristic Features of European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  21 – 24

Structure of Arguments

pp.：  25 – 32

Chapter Two: Hemispheric Settings for European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  33 – 70

Introduction

pp.：  33 – 33

Transition from Colonialism to New American Century Doctrine

pp.：  34 – 38

The Transition from Colonies to Independent States

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The Passage of Hegemonic Power from the UK to the US

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Cold War Politics

pp.：  36 – 35

The Caribbean in the US Sphere of Influence

pp.：  36 – 36

The New American Century Doctrine

pp.：  37 – 38

Political Dynamics and Militarization

pp.：  39 – 42

The Powerlessness of Poor States?

pp.：  39 – 39

Caribbean Tradition of Rebellion

pp.：  40 – 40

The Caribbean: From US Back Yard to Its Front Door

pp.：  41 – 42

US Democracy Machinations and Militarization Threat

pp.：  43 – 42

Authoritarianism in the Service of Imperialism

pp.：  43 – 55

Politics in the Caribbean

pp.：  44 – 45

“The Survival of Liberty” in the US

pp.：  46 – 49

The Subversion of Democracy in Haiti

pp.：  50 – 54

US Forced Caribbean Community to Back Off from Its Principled Stand on Haiti

pp.：  55 – 55

US Neoconservative Terrorist Threat to Democracy in Latin America

pp.：  56 – 67

The Overthrow and Reinstatement of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela

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Further Challenges to Democracy in Latin America and the Caricom

pp.：  59 – 67

Conclusion

pp.：  68 – 70

Chapter Three: The Anatomy of Two Imperialist Regimes

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Introduction

pp.：  71 – 73

Structural Adjustment and Economic Partnership Agreement

pp.：  74 – 81

Objectives of Two Imperialist Regimes – SAPs and EPAs

pp.：  74 – 77

The ERP and EPA: Imperialist Economic Regimes

pp.：  78 – 81

The “Global Europe” Doctrine

pp.：  82 – 84

Global Europe Versus US-Led Globalization

pp.：  85 – 86

Chapter Four: The Rise of European and ACP Blocs and US Hegemony

pp.：  87 – 108

Introduction

pp.：  87 – 87

Some Theoretical Considerations

pp.：  88 – 90

Regional Blocs

pp.：  88 – 88

Alternative Regional Unions

pp.：  89 – 90

The EU Comes to Fruition

pp.：  91 – 92

The ACP Group of States

pp.：  93 – 96

US Hegemony Over the European Union

pp.：  97 – 107

Background to US-EU Power Struggle

pp.：  98 – 99

The EU Banana Regime

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Banana Control Over US Trade Policy

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US Banana Multinationals Force Open EU Banana Market

pp.：  103 – 107

Conclusion

pp.：  108 – 108

Chapter Five: The Emergence of European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  109 – 132

Introduction

pp.：  109 – 108

European Bloc Imperialist Backlash to the Banana Trade War

pp.：  109 – 114

From The Lomé to Cotonou

pp.：  110 – 110

The EU Divides to Conquer through EPAs

pp.：  111 – 114

The CARIFORUM-EU EPA

pp.：  115 – 121

European Bloc Imperialist Stranglehold

pp.：  122 – 126

Pushback against European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  127 – 130

Conclusion

pp.：  131 – 132

Chapter Six: The Theoretical Foundations of European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  133 – 158

Introduction

pp.：  133 – 137

The Theoretical Lineage of the EPAs

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Mercantilism as Handmaiden of the Nation-State

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Free Trade Critique of Mercantilism

pp.：  140 – 142

Neoliberal Theoretical Foundation of EPAs

pp.：  143 – 149

Neoliberalism in the Caribbean

pp.：  150 – 153

The Prospects of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA

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Conclusion: Weaknesses of Neoliberal Theory

pp.：  154 – 158

Chapter Seven: The CARIFORUM-EU EPA and Development Theory

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Introduction

pp.：  159 – 159

False Origins of Development Theory

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Prevailing Ideas on Caribbean Development

pp.：  162 – 171

Development through Integration and Trade Arrangements

pp.：  165 – 166

Foreign Direct Investment

pp.：  167 – 168

Perspectives on the Caribbean and Globalization

pp.：  169 – 171

Deepening Euro-American Domination

pp.：  172 – 178

CARIFORUM-EU EPA as a Development Strategy

pp.：  179 – 181

Alternative Development Visions to the CARIFORUM-EU EPA

pp.：  182 – 190

“Another Development” in the Caribbean

pp.：  182 – 183

Method for Conceptualizing Alternative Development

pp.：  184 – 185

Tentative Ideas on Development Alternatives to the EU EPA

pp.：  186 – 190

Chapter Eight: The Critics of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA

pp.：  191 – 224

Introduction

pp.：  191 – 191

EU Bloc Imperialism Defines Civil Society

pp.：  192 – 193

Reformist Views from Caribbean Civil Society

pp.：  194 – 205

The Caribbean Banana Exporters Association

pp.：  194 – 195

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions and NGOs

pp.：  196 – 198

Group of Concerned Caribbean Citizens

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The Business Community

pp.：  199 – 205

Views from the Public Sector

pp.：  206 – 213

Critique by Prominent Caribbean Academics

pp.：  214 – 221

Conclusion: Critique of the Critics

pp.：  222 – 224

Chapter Nine: Caribbean EPA Negotiators In the Bosom of EU Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  225 – 256

Introduction

pp.：  225 – 226

The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery

pp.：  227 – 227

The CRNM’s Strategy against Its Critics

pp.：  228 – 229

The CRNM in Denial of EU Pressure and Defends the EPA

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The CRNM’s ‘Facts’ versus Its Critics ‘Fiction’ on the EPA

pp.：  237 – 241

Singing in the CRNM’s Chorus

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In Further Defence of the EPA

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The CRNM’s Approach to the EPA Negotiations

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Message of Appreciation from the CRNM Principal Negotiator

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Conclusion: Requiem for the CRNM or Reigning in the Putsch

pp.：  252 – 256

Chapter Ten: The EPA and the Food and Fuel Crises

pp.：  257 – 292

Introduction

pp.：  257 – 259

Caribbean Agriculture: Central Issues and Neoliberal Views

pp.：  260 – 275

Central Issues in Caribbean Agriculture

pp.：  260 – 269

Neoliberal Views on Caribbean Agricultural

pp.：  270 – 275

Food Security Crisis and the Caribbean

pp.：  276 – 280

Agricultural Trade Concerns of Small States

pp.：  281 – 282

Policies to Reverse Food Security Crisis

pp.：  283 – 286

The Fuel Crisis and Petrocaribe

pp.：  287 – 292

The Fuel Crisis

pp.：  287 – 288

Petrocaribe to the Rescue

pp.：  289 – 292

Chapter Eleven: The Global Financial and Economic Crises and the EU-EPAs

pp.：  293 – 312

Introduction

pp.：  293 – 293

State Protection for the Powerful, Free Market for the Poor

pp.：  294 – 296

Financial Crisis Detonates

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Europe in Crisis the State to the Rescue

pp.：  299 – 301

Worker-Layoffs and Social Unrest

pp.：  302 – 303

The Efficient State and Inefficient Market: A False Debate

pp.：  304 – 305

The G-20 and IMF State Interventionist Prescriptions

pp.：  306 – 312

Chapter Twelve: The Caribbean in the Global Financial and Economic Crises

pp.：  313 – 334

Introduction

pp.：  313 – 312

Assessing the Impacts of the Crises on the Caribbean

pp.：  313 – 323

The Stanford Financial and CL Financial Groups

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The Stanford Financial Group

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The CL Financial Group

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Policy Options for the Caribbean Region

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Alternatives to Proffered Policy Options

pp.：  332 – 334

Chapter Thirteen: EU Bloc Imperialism, Governance and Sustainable Development

pp.：  335 – 362

Introduction

pp.：  335 – 335

Governance – Outline of An Imperialist Concept

pp.：  336 – 340

Critique of Governance and Good Governance

pp.：  341 – 344

European Bloc Imperialist Development Vision

pp.：  345 – 345

Problems with EU Development Vision

pp.：  346 – 346

The EU’s Sustainable Development Strategy

pp.：  347 – 351

Sustainable Development as Alternative Development Theory

pp.：  352 – 355

Neoliberal Sustainable Development

pp.：  352 – 355

Further Critique of Neoliberal Sustainable Development

pp.：  356 – 356

EPA: Sustainable Development or European Bloc Imperialism

pp.：  357 – 358

Conclusion: Linking Good Governance and Sustainable Development

pp.：  359 – 362

Bibliography

pp.：  363 – 380

Index

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