A interesting sidebar:
While Ms. Bussey terms the rapid DR growth of the late 1990's "reckless expansion", she fails to note that the exuberance was fueled by the former US administration's dedication to, and economic interest in the Caribbean Initiative.
Money was pumped into the Caribbean to strengthen economic ties and trade with the US.
The present US administration obviously does not have the same vision, opting to spend revenue on wars and global reconstruction projects far removed from the Caribbean venue.
If the author wanted to determine the root cause of the resulting problem, I think this is closer to that point. A point she conveniently avoided in her article.
While Ms. Bussey terms the rapid DR growth of the late 1990's "reckless expansion", she fails to note that the exuberance was fueled by the former US administration's dedication to, and economic interest in the Caribbean Initiative.
Money was pumped into the Caribbean to strengthen economic ties and trade with the US.
The present US administration obviously does not have the same vision, opting to spend revenue on wars and global reconstruction projects far removed from the Caribbean venue.
If the author wanted to determine the root cause of the resulting problem, I think this is closer to that point. A point she conveniently avoided in her article.