Outline of European bloc imperialism -- Hemispheric settings for European bloc imperialism -- The anatomy of two imperialist regimes -- The rise of European and ACP blocs and US hegemony -- The emergence of European bloc imperialism -- The theoretical foundations of European bloc imperialism -- The CARIFORUM-EU EPA and development theory -- The critics of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA -- Caribbean EPA negotiators in the bosom of EU bloc imperialism -- The EPA and the food and fuel crises -- The global financial and economic crises and the EU-EPAs -- The Caribbean in the global financial and economic crises -- EU bloc imperialism, governance and sustainable development
Summary
The reinvigorated debate on imperialism in the last two decades focuses on the means by which Euro-American capital is currently spread around the globe and the different ways it pillages the wealth of the developing countries. The Economic Partnership Agreements being foisted on the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries by the European Union, however, has been under the radar of the debate on imperialism. This book draws on the experiences of the Caribbean Forum-EU EPA to fill that void by bringing into focus the economic partnership agreement as a conduit of European imperialism. "Cri
