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Unraveling Race, Politics, and Gender in Trinidad and Tobago's Economic Development (2024)

Khadan, Jeetendra [VerfasserIn] ; Jit Ruprah, Inder [MitwirkendeR]

Cham : Springer International Publishing AG

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Umfang: 1 online resource (334 pages)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9783031546563

Inhalt: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: Is Trinidad and Tobago Unique? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Size -- 1.3 Oil and Gas -- 1.4 A British Colony -- 1.5 Ethnically Diverse -- 1.6 A Democracy -- 1.7 Performance -- 1.8 Conclusions -- Appendix 1.1: Major Databases Used -- Appendix 1.2: Countries in Comparator Groups -- References -- 2 Political Development: Parliament and Political Parties -- 2.1 Westminster in Trinidad and Tobago -- 2.2 Political Parties -- 2.3 Electoral Results -- 2.4 Problems and Proposed Reforms: Proportional Voting and Gerrymandering -- 2.5 A Flawed Democracy? -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Political Development: The Executive's Size and Quality -- 3.1 Size of the Public Sector -- 3.2 Quality of Institutions and Governance -- 3.2.1 Education -- 3.2.2 Health -- 3.2.3 Central Bank Independence and Transparency -- 3.2.4 Fiscal Institutions -- 3.2.5 Judicial Independence and Effectiveness -- 3.3 Quality of Public Policies -- 3.4 Ease of Doing Business -- 3.5 Quality of Public Services by Race: What Do the Trinbagonians Say? -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Political Development: Payoffs to the Voter Base and Corruption -- 4.1 Public Employment -- 4.2 Public Expenditure -- 4.3 The Elites and Public Contracts -- 4.4 Corruption "Who ent tief in Trinidad? All ah we tief" -- 4.4.1 Vertical Trust -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Economic Development: From Sugar to Hydrocarbons and Beyond -- 5.1 The Beginnings of a Plantation Economy -- 5.2 Transition to a Hydrocarbon Economy -- 5.3 The Push for Industrialisation and Nationalisation -- 5.4 A Maturing Oil Jurisdiction with Challenges to Diversify Its Economy -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Economic Development: The Macroeconomic Perspective -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Booms and Busts.

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Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9783031546556

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031546556

Sprache: Englisch

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