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Towards Sustainable Development in Central America and the Caribbean
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Hardcover. Since the economic decline in the early 1980s, most countries in Central America and the Caribbean have returned to positive growth rates. The recovery often coincided with or followed extensive neoliberal reforms. This book addresses the question of whether these growth rates are sustainable. Editor(s): Danielson, Anders; Dijkstra, A. Geske. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
Since the economic decline in the early 1980s, most countries in Central America and the Caribbean have returned to positive growth rates. The recovery often coincided with or followed extensive neoliberal reforms. The contributors to this book address the crucial question of whether these growth rates are sustainable. Several aspects of sustainability are assessed, in particular macroeconomic, social, and ecological aspects. The book includes both comparative analyses focusing on one of these aspects of sustainability, and country case studies. The conclusion is that these countries have not yet arrived at a sustainable growth path due to, for example, high levels ... Read more
Since the economic decline in the early 1980s, most countries in Central America and the Caribbean have returned to positive growth rates. The recovery often coincided with or followed extensive neoliberal reforms. The contributors to this book address the crucial question of whether these growth rates are sustainable. Several aspects of sustainability are assessed, in particular macroeconomic, social, and ecological aspects. The book includes both comparative analyses focusing on one of these aspects of sustainability, and country case studies. The conclusion is that these countries have not yet arrived at a sustainable growth path due to, for example, high levels ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333793374
SKU
V9780333793374
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99-15
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TREVOR EVANS Lecturer in Economics, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin PHILOMEN HARRISON Deputy Program Manager, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana MATS LUNDAHL Professor of Development Economics, Stockholm School of Economics RUERD RUBEN Associate Professor, Development Economics, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands CARLOS SOJO Director, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Costa Rica REBECCA TAYLOR Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Portsmouth, ... Read more
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