The dragon in the caribbean: China-CARICOM economic relations

Round Table

Volumn 99, Issue 408, 2010, Pages 281-302

  Bernal, Richard L ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

'Chinese Century'; Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; CARIFORUM EU Economic Partnership Agreement; China; China Caribbean Business Council; Debt sustainability; Direct foreign investment; Economic assistance; Foreign aid; World Trade Organisation

Indexed keywords

BANKING; DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TRADE RELATIONS;

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; BAHAMAS; BARBADOS; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CHINA; DOMINICA; GRENADA [WINDWARD ISLANDS]; GUYANA; HAITI; JAMAICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS; SAINT LUCIA; SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; SURINAME; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 77953368947     PISSN: 00358533     EISSN: 1474029X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2010.484144     Document Type: Article

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