Central America and the Caribbean in Transition: The Challenge to US Policy

Central America and the Caribbean in Transition: The Challenge to US Policy
Author: Lee C. Fischbach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 25
Release: 1976
Genre:
ISBN:

This memorandum discusses current trends in socioeconomic and political change in Central America and the Caribbean as they relate to US interests in the region and to US national security policy. The conclusion is that the development and maintenance of viable nation-states that are favorably disposed to the United States are goals of fundamental importance, due to the area's proximity and because of the conviction that viable nation-states stand a better chance of maintaining their security. Accordingly, the United States should prudently play a more active role in the promition of national development in order to protect its security interests. To neglect the area, as it frequently has in the past, could perpetuate security liabilities too close to home. (Author).

China and Latin America in Transition

China and Latin America in Transition
Author: Shoujun Cui
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2016-08-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 113754080X

This volume explores the policy dynamics, economic commitments and social impacts of the fast evolving Sino-LAC relations. China’s engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean has entered into an era of strategic transition. While China is committed to strengthening its economic and political ties with Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin America as a bloc is enthusiastically echoing China’s endeavor by diverting their focus toward the other side of the ocean. The transitional aspect of China-LAC ties is phenomenal, and is manifested not only in the accelerating momentum of trade, investment, and loan but also in the China-CELAC Forum mechanism that maps out an institutional framework for decades beyond. While Latin America is redefined as an emerging priority to the leadership in Beijing, what are the responses from Latin America and the United States? In this sense, experts from four continents provide local answers to this global question.

Americas

Americas
Author: Peter Winn
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2006-01-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520245016

PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS: "Rare is the book in English that provides a general overview of Latin America and the Caribbean. Rarer still is the good, topical, and largely dispassionate book that contributes to a better understanding of the rest of the hemisphere. Peter Winn has managed to produce both."—Miami Herald "This magisterial work provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the complex tapestry of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean."—Foreign Affairs "A clear, level-headed snapshot of a region in transition…. Winn is most interesting when he discusses the larger issues and to his credit he does this often."—Washington Post Book World "Balanced and wide-ranging…. After canvassing the legacies of the European conquerors, Winn examines issues of national identity and economic development…. Other discussions survey internal migration, the role of indigenous peoples, the complexity of race relations, and the treatment of women." —Publishers Weekly

Central America in the New Millennium

Central America in the New Millennium
Author: Jennifer L. Burrell
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857457527

Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism, as they shape lived experiences of transition. The authors--anthropologists and social scientists from the United States, Europe, and Central America--argue that the process of regions and nations "disappearing" (being erased from geopolitical notice) is integral to upholding a new, post-Cold War world order--and that a new framework for examining political processes must be accessible, socially collaborative, and in dialogue with the lived processes of suffering and struggle engaged by people in Central America and the world in the name of democracy.

Latin American Economic Outlook 2019 Development in Transition

Latin American Economic Outlook 2019 Development in Transition
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2019-09-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9264313761

The Latin American Economic Outlook 2019: Development in Transition (LEO 2019) presents a fresh analytical approach in the region. It assesses four development traps relating to productivity, social vulnerability, institutions and the environment.