Tells the story of Jamaican “scammers” who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and
repair There is romance in stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but how does that …

This paper examines the historical trajectory and changing political economy of the mining
industry in the Caribbean. It will trace how mining operations have occurred in the region …

Given its tremendous natural resources, on the one hand, and its poor economic
performance, on the other hand, the role of mining resources in the Guinean economy is …

This book is a timely study in light of the resurgence of resource nationalism that is currently
occurring in several resource-rich, develo** countries. It moves away from the traditional …

The recent resurgence in resource-seeking foreign direct investment (FDI) in develo**
countries is especially critical to these countries, as their small domestic markets and weak …

Security constitutes an anthropological basic need and has long been an aim of policy as
well as an expectation placed upon the state. At the same time, security is a historical …

In Jamaica the economic environment is characterized by abiding foreign dependence,
stagnant growth, and deficient development. This thesis, based on fifteen months of …

As a new epoch in the history of world capitalism, global capitalism is sha** every region
of the planet. One of these regions is the Caribbean, among the first outside of Europe to be …

Abstract Modern national Geological Surveys are tasked to collect, compile, and
communicate information of the earth resources endowed to a nation. Further, the expertise …

This dissertation research examined the operation, circulation, and articulation of discourses
associated with contemporary globalization in producing the agricultural landscape of an …