South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2024
A unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously revised and updated, this definitive survey of the countries and territories of South America, Central America and the Caribbean combines expert analysis and commentary, up-to-date economic and socio-political data and extensive directory information.

General Survey

Essays by leading experts on the area cover issues of regional importance, including the rise of the so-called ‘pink tide’ in Latin American politics; moves towards republicanism and growing calls for reparations in the Caribbean; the cultural and political relevance of religion in Latin America; relations between Mexico and the USA in the context of the US opioids epidemic; popular protests in Latin America; developments in the People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean and Latin America; and different approaches to transitional justice in several Latin American countries. This in-depth analysis is complemented by extensive coverage of the activities of international organizations operating in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, together with background information on the major commodities of the region. Also included are detailed listings of research institutes studying South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and comprehensive bibliographies of books and periodicals relevant to the region.

Country Surveys

Individual chapters on each country, comprising: a geographical overview and map, an essay on the history and the economy; an extensive statistical survey of economic and demographic indicators, including area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education; a directory of names, addresses and further key information on the constitution, government, election commissions, political organizations, diplomatic representation, judicial system, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, transport, tourism, defence and education. A bibliography is also provided for further research.

Regional Information

full details of the main regional organizations active within Latin America and the Caribbean. A separate section is included on major commodities of the area. Also included is a directory of research institutes specializing in the region, and bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the region.

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South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2024
A unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously revised and updated, this definitive survey of the countries and territories of South America, Central America and the Caribbean combines expert analysis and commentary, up-to-date economic and socio-political data and extensive directory information.

General Survey

Essays by leading experts on the area cover issues of regional importance, including the rise of the so-called ‘pink tide’ in Latin American politics; moves towards republicanism and growing calls for reparations in the Caribbean; the cultural and political relevance of religion in Latin America; relations between Mexico and the USA in the context of the US opioids epidemic; popular protests in Latin America; developments in the People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean and Latin America; and different approaches to transitional justice in several Latin American countries. This in-depth analysis is complemented by extensive coverage of the activities of international organizations operating in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, together with background information on the major commodities of the region. Also included are detailed listings of research institutes studying South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and comprehensive bibliographies of books and periodicals relevant to the region.

Country Surveys

Individual chapters on each country, comprising: a geographical overview and map, an essay on the history and the economy; an extensive statistical survey of economic and demographic indicators, including area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education; a directory of names, addresses and further key information on the constitution, government, election commissions, political organizations, diplomatic representation, judicial system, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, transport, tourism, defence and education. A bibliography is also provided for further research.

Regional Information

full details of the main regional organizations active within Latin America and the Caribbean. A separate section is included on major commodities of the area. Also included is a directory of research institutes specializing in the region, and bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the region.

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South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2024

South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2024

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South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2024

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A unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously revised and updated, this definitive survey of the countries and territories of South America, Central America and the Caribbean combines expert analysis and commentary, up-to-date economic and socio-political data and extensive directory information.

General Survey

Essays by leading experts on the area cover issues of regional importance, including the rise of the so-called ‘pink tide’ in Latin American politics; moves towards republicanism and growing calls for reparations in the Caribbean; the cultural and political relevance of religion in Latin America; relations between Mexico and the USA in the context of the US opioids epidemic; popular protests in Latin America; developments in the People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean and Latin America; and different approaches to transitional justice in several Latin American countries. This in-depth analysis is complemented by extensive coverage of the activities of international organizations operating in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, together with background information on the major commodities of the region. Also included are detailed listings of research institutes studying South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and comprehensive bibliographies of books and periodicals relevant to the region.

Country Surveys

Individual chapters on each country, comprising: a geographical overview and map, an essay on the history and the economy; an extensive statistical survey of economic and demographic indicators, including area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education; a directory of names, addresses and further key information on the constitution, government, election commissions, political organizations, diplomatic representation, judicial system, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, transport, tourism, defence and education. A bibliography is also provided for further research.

Regional Information

full details of the main regional organizations active within Latin America and the Caribbean. A separate section is included on major commodities of the area. Also included is a directory of research institutes specializing in the region, and bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the region.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032492797
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/26/2023
Series: South America, Central America and the Caribbean
Edition description: 32nd ed.
Pages: 1094
Product dimensions: 8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:

 

Prof. Dr Anna Ayuso. Senior Research Fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Barcelona, Spain.

 

Charles Arthur. Freelance journalist specializing in Caribbean politics and economics.

 

Daniel H. Alves. PhD candidate in Political Economy at King’s College London, United Kingdom

 

Dr Marc Becker. Professor of History, Latin American History, at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, USA.

 

Manoela Carpenedo. Postdoctoral researcher in Religion and Extremism in the Global South at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

 

Prof. Peter Clegg. Professor in Politics and International Relations and Head of the Department of Social Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.

 

Prof. Justin Daniel. Professor of Political Science at the University of the Antilles and President of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of Martinique.

 

Dr David Díaz Arias. Associate Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of History at the University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.

 

Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón. Research Fellow on Sustainable Development and the African 2063 agenda, hosted by the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) of the University of Cape Town and Research Associate in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa.

 

Dr Matthias Erlandsen. Adjunct Professor, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.

 

Jorge Luis Fabra-Zamora. Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law, New York, USA.

 

Dr Anthony Goebel McDermott. Full Professor in the School of History at the University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.

 

Prof. Francisco E. González. Senior Associate Professor in International Political Economy Latin America at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA.

 

Prof. Dr Susanne Gratius. Professor of International Law at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.

 

Magda Catalina Jiménez Jiménez. Lecturer and Researcher in the Center for Research and Special Projects (CIPE) in the Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations of the Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.

 

Prof. Peter Lambert. Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Bath, United Kingdom.

 

Prof. Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.

 

Ivan Luzardo-Luna. Senior Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.

 

Andrés Molina-Ochoa. Assistant Professor of Philosophy at South Texas College, TX, USA, and Member of the Research Group in Theory of Law and Legal Education.

 

Dr Ellen Moodie. Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, IL, USA.

 

Dr Emily Morris. Honorary Research Associate in the Economic Development of Latin America and the Caribbean at University College London’s Institute of the Americas, United Kingdom.

 

Prof. Francisco Panizza. Professor of Latin American and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.

 

Prof. Mónica Serrano. Professor at the Centre for International Studies, Colegio de México, Mexico.

 

Dr Ximena Sosa. Independent historian and consultant to the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, and Co-President of the Ecuadorean Studies Section of the Latin American Studies Association, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

 

Dr Ronald Bruce St John. Independent scholar specializing in the political economy of developing states.

 

Dr Stephen Wilkinson. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.

 

Mark Wilson. Writer and researcher specializing in Caribbean affairs.

 

DeLisle Worrell. International Economic Consultant, member of the Bretton Woods Committee, Washington, DC, and of the Bermuda Financial Policy Council, and former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados.

 

Dr Christopher Wylde. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Business, Law and Society at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Topical Essays

 

Pink Tide 2.0: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences Dr CHRISTOPHER WYLDE

 

Republicanism, Reparations and Reform: Will the Commonwealth Caribbean Become ‘Totally Free’? Prof. PETER CLEGG

 

Religion in Latin America and the Caribbean: Past, Present and Possible Futures MANOELA CARPENEDO

 

Mexican–US Relations and the US Opioids Epidemic Prof. MÓNICA SERRANO

 

China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean and Latin America Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

Protests in Latin America amid Ongoing Global Systemic Crises MAGDA CATALINA JIMÉNEZ JIMÉNEZ and FABIO ANDRÉS DÍAZ PABÓN

 

PART TWO: Country Surveys

 

ANGUILLA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

ARGENTINA

History Dr CHRISTOPHER WYLDE

Economy Dr CHRISTOPHER WYLDE

 

ARUBA

 

THE BAHAMAS

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

BARBADOS

History MARK WILSON

Economy DELISLE WORRELL

 

BELIZE

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

BERMUDA

 

BOLIVIA

History Dr RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

BONAIRE

 

BRAZIL

History Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA

Economy DANIEL H. ALVES

 

THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

 

CHILE

History Dr MATTHIAS ERLANDSEN

Economy IVAN LUZARDO-LUNA

 

COLOMBIA

History JORGE LUIS FABRA-ZAMORA and ANDRÉS MOLINA-OCHOA

Economy IVAN LUZARDO-LUNA

 

COSTA RICA

History Dr DAVID DÍAZ ARIAS

Economy Dr ANTHONY GOEBEL McDERMOTT

 

CUBA

History Dr STEPHEN WILKINSON

Economy Dr EMILY MORRIS

 

CURAÇAO

 

DOMINICA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

ECUADOR

History Dr MARC BECKER

Economy Dr XIMENA SOSA

 

EL SALVADOR

History Dr ELLEN MOODIE

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

 

FRENCH GUIANA

History Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL

Economy Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL

 

 

GRENADA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

 

GUADELOUPE

History Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL

Economy Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL

 

GUATEMALA

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

GUYANA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

HAITI

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

HONDURAS

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

JAMAICA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

MARTINIQUE

History Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL

Economy Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL

 

MEXICO

History Prof. FRANCISCO E. GONZÁLEZ

Economy Prof. FRANCISCO E. GONZÁLEZ

 

MONTSERRAT

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

NICARAGUA

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

PANAMA

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

PARAGUAY

 

History Prof. PETER LAMBERT

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

PERU

History Dr RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

PUERTO RICO

History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

SABA

 

SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

 

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

SAINT LUCIA

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

SAINT-MARTIN

 

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

SINT EUSTATIUS

 

SINT MAARTEN

 

SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

 

SURINAME

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

History MARK WILSON

Economy MARK WILSON

 

THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

 

THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

URUGUAY

History Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA

Economy Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA

 

VENEZUELA

History Prof. Dr ANNA AYUSO and Prof. Dr SUSANNE GRATIUS

Economy Prof. Dr ANNA AYUSO and Prof. Dr SUSANNE GRATIUS

 

PART THREE: Regional Information

 

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

MAJOR COMMODITIES OF LATIN AMERICA

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS)

INDEX OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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