The Urban Caribbean: Transition to the New Global Economy

By: Dore Y. Cabral, Carlos

Book Overview

A study of urbanization in five countries--Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica--during the 1980s and 1990s when the region's economy shifted from one heavily dependent on imports to one directed more to producing exports.

The Urban Caribbean studies urbanization in five countries--Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica--during the 1980s and 1990s when the region's economy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801855195
• ISBN13: 9780801855191
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"