This paper studies recent developments in tourism in the East Caribbean countries (ECC) and reviews government policies to support tourism. The paper also presents a model to explain the movements of tourist arrivals to the region during 1970-86. The estimated model is used to project future...

"Explains the historical roots of Caribbean tourism and follows a well-traveled sea route linking the U.S. east coast with the island of Cuba and the Isthmus of Panama to describe how the history of U.S. imperialism became the heart of the region's modern tourism industry."