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From Slavery to Services

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The Struggle for Economic Independence in the Caribbean

By: Victor Bulmer-Thomas

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Expansive and ambitious yet comprehensive and coherent, From Slavery to Services: The Struggle for Economic Independence in the Caribbean is a tour de force, offering a broad sweep of the economic history of the modern Caribbean.

Building on the earlier Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars (2012) with its pan-Caribbean focus, Victor Bulmer-Thomas examines the Caribbean region on a country-by-country basis. Divided into four parts covering the language territories of the region, Bulmer-Thomas deftly analyses the economic history of the countries of the Caribbean, highlighting their range and diversity as well as their commonalities and similarities all within the context of global economic history.

Spanning more than two centuries from the 1800s to the present day, this book is unmatched in its scope of the breadth of Caribbean economic history whilst remaining accessible for undergraduate and graduate students of history and economics as well as those with a general interest.

With documented historical data, illustrations, and charts, From Slavery to Services is an  invaluable and indispensable introduction to the economic history of the Caribbean.

 

Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 9 in
ISBN

978-976-637-987-2
Binding

Paperback
Page Count

442
Publication Date

April 2021

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I: The Spanish-speaking Countries

  • Cuba

1.1. From Capitalism to Socialism: 1959–63

1.2. Growth with Equity: 1964–89

1.3. The Special Period and its Aftermath

  • Dominican Republic

2.1. The Nineteenth-century Economy

2.2. The US Protectorate and the Trujillo Era

2.3. Structural Change and Financial Crisis

2.4. Growth without Equity

  • Puerto Rico

3.1. The Spanish Colony

3.2. United States Colony

3.3. Estado Libre Asociado

3.4. End of the Illusion

Part II: The French-speaking Countries

  • Haiti

4.1. Haiti and the Core

4.2. The Export Sector

4.3 Public Finance

  • French Guiana

5.1. Agricultural Colony

5.2. The Age of Gold

5.3. Recession

  • The French Antilles

6.1. Martinique

6.2. Guadeloupe

6.3. St Barthélemy

6.4. St Martin

Part III: The Dutch- and Danish-speaking Countries

  • Suriname

7.1. From the Napoleonic Wars to Emancipation

7.2. Emancipation and Net Inward Migration

7.3. The Age of Bauxite

7.4. After Independent

  • The Dutch Antilles

8.1. Curaçao

8.2. Aruba

8.3. St Maarten

8.4. The Caribbean Netherlands

  • The Danish West Indies/United States Virgin Islands

9.1. From Abolition to Emancipation

9.2. From Emancipation to Sale

9.3. Years of Neglect

9.4. Boom and Bust

Part IV: The English-speaking Countries

  • Jamaica

10.1. Economic Decline

10.2. Diversification without Growth

10.3. Growth without Equity

10.4. Secular Stagnation

  • Trinidad and Tobago

11.1. Tobago: The Nineteenth Century

11.2. Trinidad: The Nineteenth Century

11.3. Trinidad and Tobago: Before Independence

11.4. Trinidad and Tobago: After Independence

  • Guyana

12.1. From Abolition to the First World War

12.2. From the First World War to Independence

12.3. Economic Crisis

12.4. Recovery, Growth and Oil

  • Belize

13.1. Prosperity without Sustainability: From Settlement to Colony

13.2. Colonialism and Economic Decline

13.3. The Fall of the Economy: 1900–50

  • Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

14.1. Barbados

14.2. Antigua and Barbuda

14.3. Dominica

14.4. Grenada

14.5. St Kitts and Nevis

14.6. St Lucia

14.7. St Vincent and the Grenadines

  • The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territories

15.1. Bahamas

15.2. Turks and Caicos Islands

15.3. Cayman Islands

15.4. British Virgin Islands

15.5. Montserrat

15.6. Anguilla

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Victor Bulmer-Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of London and Honorary Research Fellow with the University’s Institute for the Study of the Americas. He is also a Senior Distinguished Fellow of the School of Advanced Study at London University and an Associate Fellow in the Americas Programme at Chatham House, where he was Director from 2001 to 2006; he was Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, London University from 1992 to 1998. His publications include Empire in Retreat: The Past, Present and Future of the United States (2018), The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars (2012), The Economic History of Latin America since Independence (2003), and The Political Economy of Central America since 1920 (1987).

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