Jamaica and the United States Caribbean Basin Initiative
Subtitle: showpiece or failure?
By: Clinton G. Hewan.
Series: American university studies.; v. 44
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Caribbean Basin Initiative, 1983-; Economic assistance, American -- Jamaica.; Jamaica -- Economic policy.; Jamaica -- Politics and government -- 1962-
Description: "An analysis of US foreign policy in the Caribbean and Central America in general, and Jamaica in particular, with special emphasis on the Caribbean Basin Initiative and its impact on economic and socio-political conditions. Concludes that the primary objective of the CBI for US policy was military security, political loyalty, and advantages for US economic interests"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-153).