{"product_id":"sixty-years-of-independence-achievements-challenges-and-the-road-ahead-for-trinidad-and-tobago-9789766580261","title":"Sixty Years of Independence: Achievements, Challenges and the Road Ahead for Trinidad and Tobago","description":"All countries aim to achieve high\u003cbr\u003erates of economic growth; many strive to improve living standards and quality\u003cbr\u003eof life for their people. However, in a world where events and circumstances\u003cbr\u003eoften influence a country and its economy, these factors are not always fully\u003cbr\u003ewithin the control of those responsible for leadership and development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSixty\u003cbr\u003eYears of Independence \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Trinidad and Tobago's\u003cbr\u003eprogress since independence in 1962, against such strivings and challenges, \u003cbr\u003ewith the aim of identifying both genuine achievements and persistent flaws or\u003cbr\u003egaps. The contributors to this volume share common assumptions that it is\u003cbr\u003eessential to broaden and deepen democracy; that it is desirable to achieve\u003cbr\u003eshared prosperity through higher levels of productivity and more meaningful\u003cbr\u003elevels of economic development; and that the drivers of economic progress, as\u003cbr\u003ewell as the active build out of social infrastructure to support human\u003cbr\u003edevelopment, are both essential for genuine and sustainable developmental\u003cbr\u003eprogress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese reflections on Trinidad and\u003cbr\u003eTobago's sixty-year journey as an independent, sovereign nation are well worth\u003cbr\u003ereading not only for the information they provide, nor solely for the\u003cbr\u003ehistorical context they offer across various sectors, or even for the fact that\u003cbr\u003ethe contributors are individuals who have both shaped and reflected on national\u003cbr\u003edevelopment. This book is worth reading because each chapter presents\u003cbr\u003ethoughtful, substantive insights that encourage readers to examine their own\u003cbr\u003eperspectives on development, whether they live, and to consider how progress\u003cbr\u003emight be pursued more effectively and meaningfully. For policymakers in\u003cbr\u003eparticular, this volume offers both inspiration and practical guidance on the\u003cbr\u003eway forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTewarie, Bhoendradatt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBhoendradatt Tewarie \u003c\/b\u003eis the former pro vice-chancellor for Planning and\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment and former principal at The University of the West Indies and\u003cbr\u003efounding director of the Institute of Critical Thinking. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHosein, Roger:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRoger Hosein \u003c\/b\u003eis professor in the Department of Economics at The\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of the West Indies, St Augustine. He is also the coordinator of the Trade and\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Development Unit (TEDU). Hosein is the author or contributor of\u003cbr\u003eseveral books, including \u003ci\u003eTrade and\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment Issues in CARICOM: Key Considerations for Navigating Development\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGookool-Bosland, Rebecca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRebecca Gookool-Bosland\u003c\/b\u003e is former lecturer in the Department of Economics at The\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of the West Indies. She is coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eTrade and Development Issues in CARICOM: Key\u003cbr\u003eConsiderations for Navigating Development\u003c\/i\u003e. ","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51812586455314,"sku":"9789766580261","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f67ef046-0ecd-4e56-8eaa-fc7598db8640.jpg?v=1766491044","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sixty-years-of-independence-achievements-challenges-and-the-road-ahead-for-trinidad-and-tobago-9789766580261","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}