30th Edition
South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2022
Published annually, this 30th 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 Deepening of Inequalities in Latin America During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
MARÍA GABRIELA PALACIO LUDEÑA and FABIO ANDRÉS DÍAZ PABÓN
Caribbean Overseas Territories: What Does the Future Hold?
Dr PETER CLEGG
US-Mexican Relations under the Biden Administration: Business as Usual?
MÓNICA SERRANO
The Blue Economy in the Caribbean
Dr PETER CLEGG, Dr PATRICK McCONNEY, Prof. ROBIN MAHON and Prof. HAZEL OXENFORD
COVID-19 in the Caribbean: A Reticent Recovery?
Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Transitional Justice in Latin America: The Enduring Legacy of the Past Three Decades after Democratic Transition
Dr FRANCESCA LESSA
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 Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
BONAIRE
BRAZIL
History Prof. FRANCISCO PANIZZA
Economy PIETRO CARLOS DE SOUZA RODRIGUES and FLÁVIO PINHEIRO
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
CHILE
History Dr ROBERT FUNK
Economy IVAN LUZARDO-LUNA
COLOMBIA
History LAURA HENAO-IZQUIERDO
Economy IVAN LUZARDO-LUNA
COSTA RICA
History Dr DAVID DÍAZ ARIAS
Economy Dr RONNY VIALES-HURTADO
CUBA
History Dr STEPHEN WILKINSON
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 Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL
Economy Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL
GRENADA
History MARK WILSON
Economy MARK WILSON
GUADELOUPE
History Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL
Economy Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL
GUATEMALA
History Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
Economy Prof. ROBERT E. LOONEY
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 Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL
Economy Prof. JUSTIN DANIEL
MEXICO
History Prof. FRANCISCO E. GONZÁLEZ
Economy Prof. FRANCISCO E. GONZÁLEZ
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-BARTHÉLEMY
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.
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.
Prof. Justin Daniel. Professor of Political Science at the University of the Antilles and President of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of Martinique.
Dr David Díaz Arias. Associate Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Costa Rica.
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón. Researcher at the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Research Associate in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa, and Researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University, Netherlands.
Dr Robert Funk. Senior Associate, Americas Program, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
Prof. Francisco E. González. 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.
Laura Henao-Izquierdo. Peacebuilder practitioner, Researcher at the Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular/Programa por la Paz, Bogotá, Colombia, and Specialist in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, and in Epistemologies from the South. Member of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders Research Network.
Prof. Peter Lambert. Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Bath, United Kingdom.
Dr Francesca Lessa. Marie Skłodowska-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. Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.
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.
María Gabriela Palacio Ludeña. Assistant Professor in Modern History in the Latin American Studies Programme 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.
Flávio Pinheiro. Assistant Professor in Public Policy at Federal University of ABC, Brazil.
Pietro Carlos de Souza Rodrigues. Postdoctoral Researcher at the Brazilian Centre for Research and Planning (CEBRAP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Prof. Mónica Serrano. Professor at the Centro de Estudios Internacionales, Colegio de México, 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.
Dr Stephen Wilkinson. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.
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.
