TY - BOOK AU - Hewan, Clinton G, TI - Jamaica and the United States Caribbean Basin Initiative: Showpiece or Failure? SN - 0820423459 (alk. paper) AV - HC154 .H48 1994 U1 - 338.97292 20 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Peter Lang Publishing KW - Caribbean Basin Initiative, 1983- KW - Economic assistance, American KW - Jamaica KW - Sears List of Subject Headings KW - Economic policy KW - Politics and government KW - 1962- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [139]-153) N2 - "An analysis of US foreign policy in the Caribbean and Central America in general, and Jamaica in particular, with special emphasis on the Caribbean Basin Initiative and its impact on economic and socio-political conditions. Concludes that the primary objective of the CBI for US policy was military security, political loyalty, and advantages for US economic interests"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57 ER -