Caribbean public policy
Subtitle: regional, cultural, and socioeconomic issues for the 21st century
By: edited by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner and Dennis J. Gayle.
Contributors: Braveboy-Wagner, Jacqueline Anne.; Gayle, Dennis John, 1949-
Publisher: WestviewPress
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Education and state -- Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions; Caribbean Area -- Economic integration; Caribbean Area -- Cultural policy; Caribbean Area -- Social policy
Description: Caribbean countries must now compete for investment capital and markets while striving for social equity and sustainable development.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of public policy issues in the region, looking in particular at these important themes: economic policy, regionalism and integration, education and culture, health care, labor and migration, gender, drug abuse and narcotrafficking, the environment, and telecommunications.

The contributors, all eminent representatives from the English, Spanish, French, and Dutch Caribbean, bring together culturally diverse viewpoints and address issues with a refreshing directness, assessing realities, challenges, and possible futures of the Caribbean.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.