29th Edition
South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2021
Published annually, this 29th edition brings together a unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously updated by Europa’s experienced editors, the volume also includes contributions from regional specialists.
General Survey
Essays written by acknowledged experts on the area provide an impartial overview of the region.
Country surveys
Individual chapters on each country, comprising:
- essays on the geography, recent history and economy of each country
- a statistical survey
- a full directory section
- a select bibliography.
Regional Information
A directory of research institutes and bibliographies of books and journals covering Latin America and the Caribbean.
PART ONE General Survey
The ‘Great Regression’: Protests in Latin America
FABIO ANDRES DIAZ PABON and MARIA GABRIELA PALACIO LUDEÑA
The Blue Economy in the Caribbean
Dr PETER CLEGG, Dr PATRICK McCONNEY, Prof. ROBIN MAHON and Prof. HAZEL OXENFORD
Transitional Justice in Latin America: the Enduring Legacy of the Past Three Decades after Democratic Transition
Dr FRANCESCA LESSA
Caribbean Overseas Territories: Economic Vulnerability in Stark Relief
Dr PETER CLEGG
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and US-Mexican Relations in 2020
MONICA SERRANO
COVID-19 in the Caribbean
Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
PART TWO Country Surveys
Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country.
ANGUILLA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
ARGENTINA
History Dr CHRISTOPHER WYLDE
Economy Dr CHRISTOPHER WYLDE
ARUBA
THE BAHAMAS
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
BARBADOS
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
BELIZE
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
BERMUDA
BOLIVIA
History Dr RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN
Economy Dr JOHN CRABTREE
BONAIRE
BRAZIL
History Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA
Economy PIETRO CARLOS DE SOUZA RODRIGUES and FLAVIO PINHEIRO
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
CHILE
History Dr ROBERT FUNK
Economy IVAN LUZARDO-LUNA
COLOMBIA
History FABIO ANDRES DIAZ PABON
Economy IVAN LUZARDO-LUNA
COSTA RICA
History Dr DAVID DIAZ ARIAS
Economy Dr RONNY VIALES-HURTADO
CUBA
History Prof. ANTONI KAPCIA
Economy Dr EMILY MORRIS
CURAÇAO
DOMINICA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
ECUADOR
History Dr MARC BECKER
Economy Dr XIMENA SOSA
EL SALVADOR
History ELLEN MOODIE
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
FRENCH GUIANA
History JESSICA BYRON
Economy JESSICA BYRON
GRENADA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
GUADELOUPE
History JESSICA BYRON
Economy JESSICA BYRON
GUATEMALA
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy JUAN CARLOS SARAZUA
GUYANA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
HAITI
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
HONDURAS
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
JAMAICA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
MARTINIQUE
History JESSICA BYRON
Economy JESSICA BYRON
MEXICO
History Prof. FRANCISCO E. GONZALEZ
Economy Prof. FRANCISCO E. GONZALEZ
MONTSERRAT
NICARAGUA
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
PANAMA
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
PARAGUAY
History Prof. PETER LAMBERT
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
PERU
History Dr RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN
Economy Dr JOHN CRABTREE
PUERTO RICO
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
SABA
SAINT-BARTHELEMY
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
SAINT LUCIA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
SAINT-MARTIN
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
SINT EUSTATIUS
SINT MAARTEN
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
SURINAME
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
URUGUAY
History Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA
Economy Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA
VENEZUELA
History Prof. Dr ANNA AYUSO and Prof. Dr SUSANNE GRATIUS
Economy Prof. Dr ANNA AYUSO and Prof. Dr SUSANNE GRATIUS
Part Three Regional Information
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MAJOR COMMODITIES OF LATIN AMERICA
RESEARCH INSTITUTES CONCERNED WITH LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS)
Biography
Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:
Prof. Anna Ayuso. Senior Research Fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Barcelona, Spain.
Dr Marc Becker. Professor of History, Latin American History, at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, USA.
Prof. Jessica Byron. Director of the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr Peter Clegg. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Dr John Crabtree. Research Associate at the Latin American Centre at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Dr David Diaz Arias. Associate Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Costa Rica.
Fabio Andres Diaz Pabon. Researcher at the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research at the University of Cape Town, and Research Associate in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Dr Robert Funk. Senior Associate, Americas Program, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
Prof. Francisco E. Gonzalez. Senior Associate Professor in International Political Economy Latin America at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA.
Prof. Susanne Gratius. Professor of International Law at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.
Prof. Antoni Kapcia. Professor of Latin American History and Director of the Centre for Research on Cuba at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Prof. Peter Lambert. Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Bath, United Kingdom.
Dr Francesca Lessa. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the Latin American Centre, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Prof. Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
Ivan Luzardo-Luna. Researcher specializing in Latin American economic affairs.
Prof. Robin Mahon. Professor Emeritus of Marine Affairs in the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies at the University of the West Indies, Barbados.
Dr Patrick McConney. Senior Lecturer in Marine Resource Management Planning and Director of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies at the University of the West Indies, Barbados.
Ellen Moodie. Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
Dr Emily Morris. Honorary Research Associate in the Economic Development of Latin America and the Caribbean at University College London’s Institute of the Americas, United Kingdom.
Prof. Hazel A. Oxenford. Professor of Marine Ecology and Fisheries in the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies at the University of the West Indies, Barbados.
Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña. Assistant Professor in Development Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University, Netherlands.
Prof. Francisco Panizza. Professor of Latin American and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
Flavio Pinheiro. Assistant Professor in Public Policy at Federal University of ABC, Brazil.
Pietro Carlos de Souza Rodrigues. Researcher in International Relations at King’s College London, United Kingdom, and University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Juan Carlos Sarazua. Postdoctoral scholar at the Centro Peninsular en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Autonomous University of Mexico, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Prof. Monica Serrano. Professor at the Centro de Estudios Internacionales, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico.
Dr Ximena Sosa. Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of the Hemispheres, Quito, Ecuador.
Dr Ronald Bruce St John. Independent scholar specializing in the political economy of developing states.
Dr Ronny Viales-Hurtado. Professor of Economic History in the Graduate Programme of the University of Costa Rica.
Mark Wilson. Writer and researcher specializing in Caribbean affairs.
Dr Christopher Wylde. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Business, Law and Society at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, United Kingdom.
