Free Trade and Freedom: Neoliberalism, Place, and Nation in the Caribbean

by Karla Slocum

In Free Trade and Freedom, Karla Slocum reminds us that, despite current efforts at global integration, local and nationally-defined places continue to hold significance. The case she examines involves eastern Caribbean banana farmers who, from the late 1980s were producing bananas for export under increasing market liberalization policies and restrictions in Europe. In a multi-level analysis, Slocum examines changes in international trade...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472069357
• ISBN13: 9780472069354
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"