The Poor And The Powerless ( 1 )

Publication series ：1

Author： Thomas   Clive  

Publisher： Practical Action Publishing‎

Publication year： 1998

E-ISBN: 9781909013469

Subject： D501 developing countries (general)

Keyword： 发展中国家（总论）

Language： ENG

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Description

Foreign interests have dominated the economic development of the Caribbean since the first arrival of Europeans in the region five centuries ago. From the plantation system and slavery to the exploitation of oil and bauxite by the multinational corporations, the history of the Caribbeau people is one of dependency and impoverishment. For the great majority, past and present- slaves, indentured laborers, p easants and workers, the unemployed- the regions subjection to extemal control has meant systematic hardship and social injustice. in this survey of economic development in the Caribbean, Clive Thomas traces the history of colonialism and neocolonialism from the perspective of this majority. Drawing lessons from numerous historical cases, Thomas argues that another form of development- by the poor and for the poor- is not only possible but necessary. The Poor and the Powerless offers a radical appraisal of the Caribbeans past vulnerability to foreign control and its future prospects for genuine independence.

Chapter

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Map

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Roots

1: Conquest, Settlement and Slavery: The Makings of the Colonial Economy

I: The Treasure of the Indies: Conquest, Plunder and Rivalry

II: Colonial Settlement: Slavery and the Rise of the Plantation

2: Transition: From Colonial Slave Economy to Centre-Periphery Relations

I: The Collapse of the Colonial Slave Economy and the Rise of the Peasantry

II: Imperialism, Dependency and the Rise of Mass Movements

3: Revolt and War: The Caribbean around the Time of the Second World War

Part II: Independence and the Nationalist Alternatives

4: Colonialism and Nationalism: Alternative Economic Strategies

I: The Colonial Office View of Development for the British West Indies

II: National Independence and Economic Strategies

5: Puerto Rico to the Rescue: Industrialisation by Invitation

I: The Rationale

II: The Practice

III: The Results

6: The Caribbean in Boom: Oil and Bauxite

I: Survey

II: Policy

7: Foreign Plantations, Peasants and the State: The Struggle for Land

I: Introduction

II: Colonial and Nationalist Strategies in Agriculture

III: The State of Agriculture

IV: Conclusion

8: The Search for New Poles of Growth: Tourism and Off-Shore Banking

I: Introduction

II: Tourism Policy

III: Statistical Profile

IV: The Results

V: Off-Shore Banking

9: The State and Institutional Reform

Part III: Crisis of the Nationalist Models and Social Experimentation

10: Social Structure, Ownership and Controls: The Basic Issues

I: Social Structure and Class

II: Ownership and Control

11: National Experiments: The Radical Options

I: Democratic Socialism and Conservative Reaction: Jamaica

II: Non-Capitalist Development/Socialist Orientation: Grenada

III Cooperative Socialism: Guyana

12: National Experiments: The Conservative Options

I: Intensification of the Capital-Import Model: Barbados

II: Oil Boom and Bust: Trinidad-Tobago

13: Small Countries in a Big World: Metropolitan Versus Caribbean Integration

I: Introduction

II: West Indian Federation: The Colonial Initiative

III: From CARIFTA to CARICOM

IV: Performance

V: Evaluation

14: Crisis, Reaction, Response: The Caribbean in the Late 1980s

I: Crisis

II: Reaction/Responses

15: Conclusion: Another Development

I: Development: Meaning and Purpose

II: Accumulation: Basic Goods and Basic Needs

Notes

List of Acronyms

Bibliography

Index

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