South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2015

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Part 1: General Survey Democracy and Diversity in Latin America Francisco Panizza. Drugs Policy Reform in Latin America Thomas Grisaffi. China’s Growing Influence in Latin America Hans Steinmuller. The Future of Caribbean Energy: The Rise of New Energy Exporters Keron Niles. The Caribbean Overseas Territories and the Limits of Autonomy Peter Clegg. Violence and Insecurity in Mexico Gareth A. Jones and Peter Watt. Natural Hazards in the Caribbean Mark Wilson. Part 2: Country Surveys Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country. Part 3: Regional Information Regional Organizations. Major Commodities of Latin America. Research Institutes. Select Bibliography (Books). Select Bibliography (Periodicals). Index of Regional Organizations.