04313nam a22005295i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001200172072001600184072002300200072001500223100008700238245015500325250001800480264007900498300006900577336002600646337002600672338003600698347002400734505074500758520161101503650003303114650004703147650002303194650002603217650001703243650003203260650004703292650003203339650002603371650003903397700008703436710003403523773002603557776003603583776003603619776003603655856004603691912001403737912001503751999001703766978-3-031-54656-3DE-He21320251030112015.0cr nn 008mamaa240427s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315465639978-3-031-54656-37 a10.1007/978-3-031-54656-32doi 4aHD72-88 7aGTF2bicssc 7aSOC0420002bisacsh 7aGTP2thema1 aKhadan, Jeetendra.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut97589110aUnraveling Race, Politics, and Gender in Trinidad and Tobago’s Economic Developmenth[electronic resource] /cby Jeetendra Khadan, Inder Jit Ruprah.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXVII, 314 p. 166 illus., 164 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 1. Introduction: Is Trinidad And Tobago Unique -- Chapter 2. Political Development: Parliament And Political Parties -- Chapter 3. Political Development: The Executive Size And Quality -- Chapter 4. Political Development: Payoffs To The Voter Base And Corruption -- Chapter 5. Economic Development: From Sugar To Hydrocarbons And Beyond -- Chapter 6. Economic Development: The Macroeconomic Perspective -- Chapter 7. Economic Development: Labour Market -- Chapter 8. Economic Development: The Private Sector -- Chapter 9. Social Development: Education -- Chapter 10. Social Development: Health -- Chapter 11: Social Development: Crime -- Chapter 12. Social Development: Who Are We: Values And Happiness -- Chapter 13. Conclusions. .  aThis book delves into Trinidad and Tobago's development with a fresh lens. It stands as the inaugural empirical exploration of the country's unique attributes, including its diversity, ex-British colony status, small-state categorization by population size, and its dependence on hydrocarbons. Through meticulous empirical analysis, this book scrutinizes the nation's economic, social, and political outcomes within the context of these four distinctive parameters, offering fresh insights into the country's development trajectory. What sets this book apart is its unwavering commitment to a data-driven approach. Drawing upon a vast array of databases from both international and national sources, it provides a thorough examination of development indicators, household welfare metrics, firm-level performance, and individual perspectives on a wide range of political, economic, and social issues. For scholars, policymakers, and anyone with an interest in understanding how unique contextual factors shape a Trinidad and Tobago's development, this book offers an enlightening and data-rich perspective on the nation's journey towards progress and prosperity. Jeetendra Khadan is a Senior Economist with several years of experience at major international development institutions. He has published articles and books on a variety of macroeconomic and development topics. Inder Jit Ruprah is a former Regional Economic Advisor for the Caribbean at the Inter-American Development Bank. He has published articles and books on a variety of development topics with emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean. 0aEconomic development.958075 0aLatin AmericaxEconomic conditions.972546 0aIdentity politics. 0aSocial policy.960914 0aRace.96775014aDevelopment Studies.96785124aLatin American/Caribbean Economics.97254724aPolitics and Gender.97020724aSocial Policy.96091424aRace and Ethnicity Studies.9677521 aJit Ruprah, Inder.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut9758922 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303154655608iPrinted edition:z978303154657008iPrinted edition:z978303154658740uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54656-3  aZDB-2-POS  aZDB-2-SXPI  c59446d59446