The practice of economic management : a Caribbean perspective / Courtney N. Blackman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Two lost decades : retrospect and prospect -- A systems approach to planning models for small dependent economies : with special reference to the Caribbean -- The economic management of small island Developing Countries -- An analytical framework for the study of Caribbean public enterprise -- Critique of 'Guidelines for economic development: strategy for CARICOM countries into the 21st century' -- The international debt crisis in Third World perspective -- The balance of payments crisis in the Caribbean : which way out? -- A heterodox approach to the adjustment problem -- Factors in the choice of an exchange rate regime : with special reference to the Caribbean.

The free market in the context of globalization : myth, magic or menace? -- Finance, investment and economic development : towards an investment-friendly financial environment -- Sense and nonsense in agricultural credit: interest rate policies in Jamaica -- Dollarization : the pros and cons for Caribbean States.

The agony of the Eight revisited -- Wage/price guidelines for increasing international competitiveness in the Caribbean -- Critical issues of national productivity -- Management, education and national policies -- The changing Caribbean business environment : implications for Caribbean business enterprises -- The economist as adviser -- Economic strategy and growth in Barbados : from colonial times to the year 2000 -- The Barbadian economy since independence : a glance backward and a look ahead -- The Barbados model.