Economic Policy toward the Caribbean Basin
The Balance Sheet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5013740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Newfarmer (University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Richard S Newfarmer |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-89 |
| Publication date | 1985-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165665 |
| OpenAlex | W2784188047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Caribbean Basin surged into political prominence shortly before the inauguration of Ronald Reagan in 1981. Growth throughout the region had collapsed under the weight of the second round of oil price hikes, recession in the United States and other industrialized countries, falling commodity prices, and rising interest rates. Public policy responses in most countries compounded these difficulties by failing to adjust rapidly enough to the external situation or to adopt the structural reforms needed to ensure broadly based growth on a sustainable basis. In the eyes of the administration, improving the economic situation was central to defusing the security threat it perceived in the political developments of several countries in the region
Balance (ability) · Commodity · Development economics · Economic policy · Economics · Falling (accident) · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Recession · Global Financial Crisis and Policies
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2009 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |