Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Europa Regional Perspectives Ser |
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Europa Regional Perspectives Ser
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Contents |
The British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean and their quest for further autonomy / Peter Clegg -- Status change in the Caribbean part of the kingdom of the Netherlands : what for? / Lammert de Jong and Ron van der Veer -- The French Caribbean between egalitarian aspirations and identity assertions : towards a realisation of difference? / Justin Daniel -- From Brussels with love : shifting governance and the evolution of "overseas Europe" / Matthew Louis Bishop and Genève Phillip -- Brexit and the Overseas Territories : repercussions for the periphery / Peter Clegg -- Global financial governance and the Euro-Caribbean Overseas Territories : first and second order effects for offshore finance / William Vlcek -- Colonial heritages and continuities in Guadeloupe and Martinique : an economic perspective / Guy Numa -- A postcolonial economy? Protesters, lobbyists and small-business-owners in Martinique after 2009 / Audrey Célestine -- French Guiana -- a "plural society" in a post-colonial context / Gérard Collomb and Edenz Maurice -- Deconstructing development : immigration, society and economy in early 21st century Cayman / J. A. Roy Bodden -- Sub-élites as fiduciary gatekeepers of global élites : a fiscal anthropology of the Cayman Islands as an offshore financial centre / May Hen -- Integration with the metropolis : the Dutch Caribbean "municipalities" after 2010 / Wouter Veenendaal -- Intimacy and integration : the ambivalent achievement of marriage equality in the Dutch Caribbean, 2007-12 / Chelsea Schields |
Summary |
"This edited collection examines the realities of the last remnants of the European colonial empires in the Caribbean, namely the British, Dutch and French overseas territories. Although known and perhaps infamous for their role as high-end tourist destinations and financial centres, these small jurisdictions are complex and multifaceted places. While this volume considers their role as financial centres, it does so from alternative and original perspectives by examining how the sector shapes the internal dynamics of these Caribbean societies, and how it is itself shaped by global trends. A range of contributions is included that highlight other key issues. Political relations between the territories and their metropolitan centres and with the European Union are the focus of several chapters, highlighting the stresses and strains, and in many cases the unfulfilled expectations of devolved governance. Further chapters describe the economic challenges and factors of political instability faced by some of these societies and the available options to address them. Finally, several chapters reflect more specifically on the territories' internal social and ethnic dynamics, and the hierarchies and inequalities that result. Bringing together a variety of different disciplinary perspectives, from political science to sociology, and from anthropology to geography, this book will be of great interest to any academic or student who wishes to see how an often overlooked part of the world is actually a key site of socio-economic transformation and a crucial nexus in global affairs"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
Subject |
Economic history
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Economic policy
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Politics and government
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SUBJECT |
Europe -- Colonies -- History -- 21st century
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Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Caribbean Area -- Economic policy -- 21st century
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Caribbean Area -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020290
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Europe -- Economic policy -- 21st century
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Subject |
Caribbean Area
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Europe
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chauvin, Sébastien, editor
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Clegg, Peter, 1972- editor.
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Cousin, Bruno, editor
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LC no. |
2018027550 |
ISBN |
9781351248853 |
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1351248855 |
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9781351248877 |
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1351248871 |
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9781351248860 |
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1351248863 |
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9781351248846 |
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1351248847 |
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