Democracy in the Caribbean: Myths and Realities [Hardcover]

This edited collection provides a comparative treatment of democratic development in the Caribbean. Caribbean nations with British, French, Hispanic, Dutch, and American political traditions are examined. The volume pulls together common themes that illuminate the character of the post-colonial state in both its authoritarian and democratic forms. It examines the nature of and reasons for the survival of competitive parliamentary institutions on the one hand, and reasons for state decay and malfunction on the other. This volume will be of particular interest to scholars and policy makers involved with comparative politics, Latin American and Caribbean studies, and sociology.CARLENE J. EDIE is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Among her earlier publications isDemocracy by Default: Dependency and Clientelism in Jamaica.

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Introduction by Carlene J. Edie
Democracy and Middle Class Domination in the Anglophone Caribbean by Percy C. Hintzen
Jamaica: Clientelism, Dependency, and Democratic Stability by Carlene J. Edie
Guyana: Ethnic Politics and the Erosion of Human Rights and Democratic Governance by Ralph R. Premdas
Trinidad and Tobago: Democracy, Nationalism, and the Construction of Racial Identity by Percy C. Hintzen
Barbados: Democracy at the Crossroads by Neville Duncan
Grenada: From Parliamentary Rule to People's Power by Dessima Williams
Belize: Challenges to Democracy by Alma H. Young
Suriname: The Politics of Transition From Authoritarianism to Democracy, 1988-1991 by Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg
Dominican Republic: Electoralism, Pacts, and Clientelism in the Making of a Democratic Regime by Rosario Espinal
Puerto Rico: Problems of Democracy and Decolonization in the Late Twentieth Century by Carmen Gautier-Mayoral
Cuba: Unchanging Change: The Boundaries of Democracy by Carollee Benglesdorf
Haiti: Prospects for Democracy by KlY