Caribbean Islands-ISLANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN

a regional study

Federal Research Division
Library of Congress

Edited by Sandra W. Meditz and Dennis M. Hanratty

Research Completed November 1987

Data as of November 1987 November 1987

• Caribbean Islands-Historical Background
  
• Caribbean Islands-Prosperity and Government Centralization, 1974-81
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Agriculture
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Tourism
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: Turks and Caicos Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Chapter 7 - Strategic and Regional Security Perspectives
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-Labor Force and Industrial Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-Growth and Structure of the Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-A Regional Security System
  
• Caribbean Islands-Tourism
  
• Caribbean Islands-Other Third World Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Balance of Payments and Debt
  
• Caribbean Islands-HEALTH AND WELFARE
  
• Caribbean Islands-ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-FOREIGN RELATIONS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-Manufacturing
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with the Commonwealth and Others
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: St - Christopher and Nevis ST - CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Penal System
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Soviet Presence
  
• Caribbean Islands-Colonial Heritage HISTORICAL SETTING
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: Antigua and Barbuda ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Public Security Forces
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Systems
  
• Caribbean Islands-EDUCATION
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
  
• Caribbean Islands-Changes in the Social Base of Political Power POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE
  
• Caribbean Islands-POPULATION
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with the United States
  
• Caribbean Islands-Livestock, Fishing, and Forestry
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-ECONOMY
  
• Caribbean Islands-Banking and Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-NATIONAL SECURITY
  
• Caribbean Islands-Agricultural Sector
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Barbados Defence Force
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Police
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Robinson Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-United States Preeminence
  
• Caribbean Islands-External Sector
  
• Caribbean Islands-Energy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-POLITICAL TRADITIONS
  
• Caribbean Islands-THE STRATEGIC SETTING
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Livestock, Fishing, and Forestry
  
• Caribbean Islands-Industrial Sector
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with the Commonwealth and Others
  
• Caribbean Islands-THE COLONIAL PERIOD
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with Communist Countries
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-GEOGRAPHIC SETTING
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Macroeconomic Overview
  
• Caribbean Islands-Sectoral Performance
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands-Natural Gas
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Incidence of Crime
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: Barbados BARBADOS
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Road to Independence
  
• Caribbean Islands-PREFACE
  
• Caribbean Islands -CHAPTER 3 - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  
• Caribbean Islands-Services
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
  
• Caribbean Islands-World War II
  
• Caribbean Islands-External Sector
  
• Caribbean Islands-EDUCATION
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreword
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Postwar Strategic Vacuum
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-Regional Security Threats, 1970-81
  
• Caribbean Islands-Controversial Security Issues
  
• Caribbean Islands-HEALTH AND WELFARE
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Assistance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Chapter 4 - The Windward Islands and Barbados
  
• Caribbean Islands-ECONOMY
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Banking, Financial Services, and Currency
  
• Caribbean Islands-HISTORICAL SETTING
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, 1800-1960
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Post-Williams Era, 1981-86
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Armed Forces
  
• Caribbean Islands-Chapter 6 - The Northern Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with the United States
  
• Caribbean Islands-Sectoral Performance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Finance and Banking
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: CAYMAN ISLANDS BRITISH DEPENDENCIES: THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Services
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-Land Tenure and Use
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: MONTSERRAT
  
• Caribbean Islands-Growth and Structure of the Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Transportation, Communications, and Electricity
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Petroleum and Asphalt
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Macroeconomic Overview
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Pre-European Population HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SETTING
  
• Caribbean Islands-Macroeconomic Overview
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: The Bahamas THE BAHAMAS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Crops
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Income and Public Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: Dominica DOMINICA
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands-Trade and Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Chapter 1 - Regional Overview
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Labor Organizations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Revenues
  
• Caribbean Islands-THE REGIONAL SECURITY SETTING
  
• Caribbean Islands-Construction
  
• Caribbean Islands-Manufacturing
  
• Caribbean Islands-Agriculture
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-ISLANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Dynamics
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Security
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-COUNTRY PROFILE: ANGUILLA
  
• Caribbean Islands-NATIONAL SECURITY
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Balance of Payments and Debt
  
• Caribbean Islands-INTRODUCTION
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Banking and Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Current Strategic Considerations
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Narcotics Crime
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Petrochemicals
  
• Caribbean Islands-Sectoral Performance
  
• Caribbean Islands-POPULATION
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Post-Emancipation Societies
  
• Caribbean Islands-The West Indies Federation, 1957-62
  
• Caribbean Islands-Relations with the United States, Britain, and Canada FOREIGN RELATIONS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Sectoral Performance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Crops
  
• Caribbean Islands-National Income and Public Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Sectoral Performance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Precursors of Independence
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Criminal Justice System
  
• Caribbean Islands-GEOGRAPHY
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands-Banking and Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economic Policy and Management
  
• Caribbean Islands-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
  
• Caribbean Islands-Political Unrest and Economic Troubles, 1970-73
  
• Caribbean Islands-Education
  
• Caribbean Islands-Labor Force and Industrial Relations
  
• Caribbean Islands-Chapter 5 - The Leeward Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands -Chapter 2 - Jamaica
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Governmental System GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Sugar Revolutions and Slavery
  
• Caribbean Islands-Macroeconomic Overview
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Cuban Presence
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Land Tenure and Use
  
• Caribbean Islands-Macroeconomic Overview
  
• Caribbean Islands-Role of Government
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Governmental System GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  
• Caribbean Islands-Economy
  
• Caribbean Islands-Industry
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-The Increased Role of the United States
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-Transportation and Communications
  
• Caribbean Islands-Country profile: Grenada GRENADA
  
• Caribbean Islands-Iron and Steel
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Banking and Finance
  
• Caribbean Islands-Postwar Federation Efforts
  
• Caribbean Islands-Health and Welfare
  
• Caribbean Islands-Government and Politics
  
• Caribbean Islands
  
• Caribbean Islands-Population
  
• Caribbean Islands-GEOGRAPHY
  
• Caribbean Islands-Industry
  
• Caribbean Islands-Consolidation and Economic Hardship, 1962-69
  
• Caribbean Islands-Patterns of Development
  
• Caribbean Islands-Geography