Our World

3/8/06

• Monroe Doctrine: said that U.S. would not tolerate European military involement in Western Hemisphere.
• Ex. of neocolonialism:strategies that powerful states use to extend their control over other states.
• Life in "American Backyard:
• Its People are US citizens
• Ind. movements seek sucession from US

US Military Involvement & Regional Disputes (Fig. 5.21)

• (Cuba) gained freedom in 1898
• Rev. gave Castro power in 1959
• Cuban Missile Crisis challenged US caribbean dominance

• Independence and Integration
• Haiti:Slaves revolted, gained ind. in 1804

• Regional Interation
• Caribbean community and common Market
• (caricom) proposed regional
• Industrialization and creation of caribbean developing bank to help poorer states
• Full members (former English Colonies)

Economic and Social Development:From Cane Fields to Cruise Ships

• Sugar
• Crucial to historic Economy
• Importance of sugar has declined

• Several states in lesser antilles are dependent on banana production.
• Sales depend on trade agreements and consumer whims

• Free trade Zones (FTZ's) and tax-exempt industrial parks to attract foreign corp.

• Offers specialized services that are confidential and tax-emempt
• Localities make money from registration fees, not taxes (Bahamas ranked 3rd ing 1976 but now 15th)
• Proximity to US is appealing
• Attracts Money from drug trade

Free Trade Zones in the Dominican Republic (fig. 5.24)

• Five Islands hosted 70% of the 14 million tourists who came to the region in '99 (puerto Rico, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamica, Cuba)

• Capitol leakage: Serious problem involving huge gap between gross reciepts and total tourists dollars that remain in caribbean
• Many corp. headquaters are outside region and profits flow outside country.

Global Linkages: International Tourism (fig. 5.25)

• Higher literacy in Cuba and English colonies
• Braindrain: A large % of the best educated people leave the region

• Many men leave home for seasonal work
• Women control many activities, but lack the status of men.

• Intra-regional, seasonal migration is traditonal
• Remitances
• Money sent back home.

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