This book includes in its scope a spectrum of the contemporary politics and economics of South and Central America and the Caribbean. The coverage is intended to deal with South and Central American and Caribbean political dynamics, economic policies, institutions, and future challenging issues. Topics include the funding and policy issues of the Merida Initiative for Mexico and Central America; the issues surrounding Cuban migration to the United States; agriculture in pending U.S. free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama; and the political and economic conditions and U.S. relations with Chile, Honduras, Brazil and Haiti.