Editing History of Martinique (section)

=== Departmental era ===
In 1946, the French National Assembly voted unanimously to transform Martinique from a colony of France into a department, known in French as a [[Département d'outre-mer]] or DOM. Along with its fellow DOMs of [[Guadeloupe]], [[Réunion]], and [[French Guiana]], Martinique was intended to be legally identical to any department in the metropole. However, in reality, several key differences remained, particularly within social security payments and unemployment benefits.

Some{{who|date=December 2023}} think that French funding to the DOM has somewhat made up for the social and economic devastation of the slave trade and sugar crop monoculture. With French funding to Martinique, the island had one of the highest standards of living in the Caribbean. However, it remained, somewhat constrained, dependent upon French aid, as when measured by what Martinique actually produced, it was one of the poorer islands. Martinique being one of the poorer islands is due to everything costing on average 12.3% [http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1908423]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1908423 | title=En Martinique, les prix sont plus élevés de 12,3 % qu'en France métropolitaine - Insee Analyses Martinique - 9 }}</ref> more than in France while salaries being on average lower. Many inequalities <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4622691 | title=Pauvreté et niveau de vie : 29 % des Martiniquais vivent sous le seuil de pauvreté - Insee Analyses Martinique - 39 }}</ref> and political issues are also at cause.