Rising from the ashes of the pandemic : the case of the Dutch Caribbean

Largely and critically dependent on tourism, the Dutch Caribbean subnational island jurisdictions (SNIJs) of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten turned to the Kingdom Government for cash flow support, as a consequence to the shortfall in tourist arrivals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an already underperforming and malfunctioning political relationship with their sole shelter provider (due to the tight fiscal budgetary supervision) Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten received conditions that were perceived as economic and political intrusion. These new conditions invite a thorough economic... Mehr ...