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The Commonwealth Caribbean and the challenges of institutional exclusion

Clegg, Peter

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Peter Clegg Peter.Clegg@uwe.ac.uk
Dean and Head of School of Social Sciences



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The paper evaluates the changes that have taken place in the political economy of global trade, particularly the growing influence of international organizations and their rules and norms, and the institutional exclusion of the Commonwealth Caribbean that has resulted. The work begins by assessing briefly the dynamics of one of the last successful trade negotiations undertaken by the Caribbean (the agreement on a single European banana market in 1993). Since then the international trading climate has altered dramatically with negative consequences for the Caribbean's economic performance. The paper evaluates recent events in the agricultural (banana) and service (cross-border gambling and betting) sectors, which have highlighted attention on the highly influential role of the World Trade Organization (WTO). There is also a consideration of the process of diplomacy within the WTO and an evaluation of the Caribbean's efforts to secure its voice in the organization. In addition, there is an analysis of the reform processes undertaken by the European Union and one of its member states (the United Kingdom) that have impacted on Caribbean interests. The paper asserts that the Caribbean has been largely excluded from the decision-making processes of the powerful organizations referred to above and despite attempts has not yet understood fully that past strategies are no longer appropriate if the region's economic interests are to be secured in the future.

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Clegg, P. (2008). The Commonwealth Caribbean and the challenges of institutional exclusion. Round Table, 97(395), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530801962022

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2008
Deposit Date Nov 1, 2010
Publicly Available Date Nov 15, 2016
Journal Round Table
Print ISSN 0035-8533
Electronic ISSN 1474-029X
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 97
Issue 395
Pages 227-241
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530801962022
Keywords Caribbean, globalization, trade, diplomacy, WTO, EU
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1013433
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358530801962022

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