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081296
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2008.
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The paper evaluates the changes that have taken place in the political economy of global trade, particularly the growing influence of international organizations and their rules and norms, and the institutional exclusion of the Commonwealth Caribbean that has resulted. The work begins by assessing briefly the dynamics of one of the last successful trade negotiations undertaken by the Caribbean (the agreement on a single European banana market in 1993). Since then the international trading climate has altered dramatically with negative consequences for the Caribbean's economic performance. The paper evaluates recent events in the agricultural (banana) and service (cross-border gambling and betting) sectors, which have highlighted attention on the highly influential role of the World Trade Organization (WTO). There is also a consideration of the process of diplomacy within the WTO and an evaluation of the Caribbean's efforts to secure its voice in the organization. In addition, there is an analysis of the reform processes undertaken by the European Union and one of its member states (the United Kingdom) that have impacted on Caribbean interests. The paper asserts that the Caribbean has been largely excluded from the decision-making processes of the powerful organizations referred to above and despite attempts has not yet understood fully that past strategies are no longer appropriate if the region's economic interests are to be secured in the future.
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151501
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Regional and hemispheric reconfigurations in Latin America and the Caribbean are increasingly mediated by Brazilian power, and the engagement of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana with this emerging context is intriguing. They are tentatively moving away from a Caribbean region with which they are culturally contiguous, towards a South American continent in which they are geographically located. This is partly a reflection of the gradual opening up of the Northern Amazonian space that they share collectively, and also with Venezuela and Brazil. These processes are occurring as cause and effect of Brazil’s emergence as a regional – and even regionally hegemonic – power. With reference to wider debates on regionalism and hegemony, we analyse the uncertain consequences of these shifts.
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117515
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2012.
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On 28 June 2012 the long-awaited White Paper on the Overseas Territories subtitled Security, Success and Sustainability was published by the UK government. The White Paper sets out the nature of the existing links between the UK and its 14 Overseas Territories and the measures required to 'renew and strengthen' the relationship. The Coalition government felt-perhaps correctly-that towards the end of the Labour Party's time in power relations with at least some of the Territories were becoming increasingly fractious, and several political and economic problems in the Territories required stronger corrective action. Thus, the White Paper attempts a balance between promoting a more positive overall agenda while making clear the responsibilities and high standards of governance the Territories must maintain.
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