Dutch Caribbean: Prospects Demo: Prospects for Democracy

ISBN-13: 9782881243851 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 360 str.

Sedoc-Dahlberg; B. Sedoc-Dahlberg

Opis

This work covers a group of territories that are of increasing importance internationally. It assesses the development of the Dutch Caribbean with a historical perspective that provides a link between past and present. It analyzes the struggles in party politics throughout the area, and demonstrates the social and economic dysfunction that results from dependence on a single major economic activity. In addition, it presents a range of issues such as a collectively regional strategy for survival between Britain, France, The Netherlands and Spain; wider Caribbean economic cooperation; and the future commitment of subregional organizations to further integrate the resources. This work should interest economics, political scientists, planners for development, sociologists, and historians concerned with developments in the Caribbean.

Spis treści

PART I 1. Suriname: 1975-1989. Domestic and foreign policies under military and civilian rule 2. Suriname and the military 3. Politics and Government in Curasao 4. Decolonization of Aruba within the Netherlands Antilles 5. Bonaire within the Dutch Antilles 6. Sint Maarten: the Dutch half in future perspective PART II 7. The Dutch Caribbean and transitions in United States-Caribbean relations 8. Struggle for democracy in Suriname 9. Love among the ruins: the United States and Suriname 10. The Dutch decolonization: independence for the Netherlands Antilles 11. Venezuela’s relations with Curasao and Aruba: historical linkages and geopolitical interests 12. The future of the Netherlands Antilles PART III 13. Decolonization in the Dutch Caribbean: lessons from the Commonwealth Caribbean 14. Struggle and synthesis: toward theory for the Dutch Caribbean experience

O autorze

Betty N Sedoc- Dahlberg Center for Latin Studies University of Florida, Gainesville, USA