Reinventing Caribbean economic thinking
"Reinventing Caribbean economic thinking: unorthodox perspectives in the context of a multidimensional crisis“ is the title of the conference held on October 23 and 24 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago, in which several members of the CLACSO Working Group “Crisis, responses and alternatives in the Greater Caribbean” are participating: Camille Chalmers, Claudia Marín Suárez, Emilio Pantojas, Jacqueline Laguardia Martínez, Jessica Byron, Mark Kirton, Marlon Anatol, Rubén Martoredjo and the Academic Director of CLACSO Gloria Amézquita Puntiel.
Organized by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at UWI, in collaboration with International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), the conference will bring together economists, academics and activists from the Caribbean and Latin America, along with colleagues from Asia and Africa, to critically examine alternatives to the dominant neoliberal economic paradigm in the Caribbean.
The meeting will highlight the region's rich legacy of economic thought, revisiting fundamental concepts such as plantation economics, economic dependency, and regional integration. Discussions will focus on strategies to reduce economic vulnerability, diversify small economies, and strengthen regional and global partnerships. Program highlights include panels on the New World Group and the legacy of plantation economics; extractivism and Caribbean underdevelopment; Caribbean economies in the global transition; Caribbean relations with emerging economies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; and Caribbean regionalism and development challenges.
The following thematic areas stand out:
The New World Group and the Legacy of the Plantation Economy
Extractivism and Caribbean underdevelopment
Caribbean economies in the global transition
Caribbean relations with emerging economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America
Caribbean regionalism and development challenges
Reimagining Caribbean Economic Thought
The conference «Reimagining Caribbean Economic Thought: Unorthodox Perspectives in the Context of a Multidimensional Crisis» will take place on October 23 and 24 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago. Several members of the CLACSO Working Group «Crisis, Responses and Alternatives in the Greater Caribbean» will participate: Camille Chalmers, Claudia Marín Suárez, Emilio Pantojas, Jacqueline Laguardia Martínez, Jessica Byron, Mark Kirton, Marlon Anatol, Rubén Martoredjo, and CLACSO Academic Director Gloria Amézquita Puntiel.
Organized by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at UWI, in collaboration with International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), the conference will bring together economists, academics, and activists from the Caribbean and Latin America, along with colleagues from Asia and Africa, to critically examine alternatives to the dominant neoliberal economic paradigm in the Caribbean.
The meeting will highlight the region's rich legacy of economic thought, reviewing fundamental concepts such as Plantation Economy, Economic Dependency, and Regional Integration. There will be discussions on strategies to reduce economic vulnerability, diversify small economies, and strengthen regional and global alliances. Program highlights include panels on the New World Group and the legacy of the plantation economy; extractivism and Caribbean underdevelopment; Caribbean economies in the global transition; the Caribbean's relations with the emerging economies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America; and Caribbean regionalism and development challenges.
Key thematic areas include:
The New World Group and the legacy of the Plantation Economy
Extractivism and Caribbean underdevelopment
Caribbean economies in the global transition
The Caribbean's relations with the emerging economies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Caribbean regionalism and development challenges
