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Politics and Development in the Caribbean Basin: Central America and the Caribbean in the New World Order . By Jean Grugel. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995. Pp. 270. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. $39.95.)

This book begins with an honest declaration that its aims are modest, and indeed its achievements are extremely underwhelming. It presents an arbitrary selection of specific cases, an incongruous selection of Caribbean and Central American states, some distressingly superficial treatment of the regional history, and, not surprisingly, the most pedestrian conclusions. The language and much of the data are either dated or irrelevant. Even the political phrase, "New World Order," passed away in the decade of the seventies. In short, this is a book designed to satisfy neither specialists nor nonspecialists. It lacks reliability of information; acceptability of generalizations; or the felicity of literary style to appeal to any group.