The paper provides a framework for consideration of societal changes accompanying economic recession and restructuring in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean over the past decade. It is argued that adaptation to crisis should not be considered a temporary...

"The most powerful forces in the Caribbean are not nations but transnational industries. This work of political economy charts the recent history of the region to show how a global capitalist class stays a step ahead of the domestic and international structures that aspire to both attract and...