Struggle against dependence : nontraditional export growth in Central America and the Caribbean / edited by Eva Paus.
Today, most of the countries in Central America and the Caribbean share a common set of problems and structural characteristics that are the result of a similar history of economic development. The specific articulation of these characteristics and the severity of the economic problems in any partic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
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2019.
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| Series: | Series in political economy and economic development in Latin America.
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| Summary: | Today, most of the countries in Central America and the Caribbean share a common set of problems and structural characteristics that are the result of a similar history of economic development. The specific articulation of these characteristics and the severity of the economic problems in any particular country, of course, vary. In general, the economies of the region are small, agricultural export economies. Sugar, bananas, coffee, and meat have been the main export items for most countries, but natural resource exports-bauxite and oil-have played a key role for a few Caribbean countries. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429307768 0429307764 9781000313406 1000313409 9781000277463 1000277461 9781000241525 1000241521 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 19, 2019) |