This book is a revision of Anthony Payne’s The Politics of the Caribbean Community, 1961-79: Regional Integration amongst New States, and is the only one of its kind to offer a full account of the period from the end of Federation to the beginning and early years of CARICOM. Expanding on the previous publication, a third section has been added that picks up on the in-depth analysis which ended at 1979, discussing events from 1980-2007 including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy: The volume is divided into three parts – Part I: Origins and Establishment; 1961-73; Part II: Issues and Structures, 1974-79; Part III: Events, 1980-2007 – which give an overview of the regional integration movement and its antecedents, making it suitable for students at the undergraduate and graduate level.