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Lessons for the Caribbean from Small States of Other Regions

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The purpose of this chapter is to suggest some lessons that the Caribbean can draw from examples of very small states in other regions of the world.l Its main focus will be on states that find themselves located in such a way as to undertake joint regional actions, and on the ways that regional cooperation can contribute to the peace, development and security of those countries that could provide or have provided useful lessons for the Caribbean.

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  1. Funding for field research in the Caribbean and the South Pacific on which this chapter is based was provided by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC).

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, Trinidad

    Anthony T. Bryan (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  2. Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of the West Indies, Jamaica

    J. Edward Greene (Director) (Director)

  3. International Development Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada

    Timothy M. Shaw (Professor of Political Science and Director) (Professor of Political Science and Director)

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Axline, W.A. (1990). Lessons for the Caribbean from Small States of Other Regions. In: Bryan, A.T., Greene, J.E., Shaw, T.M. (eds) Peace, Development and Security in the Caribbean. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10244-0_15

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