Development administration in the Caribbean : independent Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago / Judith-Ann Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Judith Ann.

Series:

Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (Series)

Institute of Social Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Management.

Economic development.

Public administration.

Economic policy.

Jamaica--Economic policy.

Jamaica.

Trinidad and Tobago--Economic policy.

Trinidad and Tobago.

Public administration--Jamaica.

Public administration--Trinidad and Tobago.

Economic development--Management--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 257 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; [Hague] : Institute of Social Studies, 2002.

Summary:

A detailed and historical account of both theory and practice, this book attempts to make sense of the loose and little understood field of development administration. The book focuses on development administration over 40 years and identifies key attributes of public bureaucracy which are associated with bureaucratic performance. The associations between bureaucracy's attributes and performance are employed in explaining development differences between Jamaica, Trinidad, and Tobago over the period 1960-1995. Associations are explored at the macro level through aggregate data and at the micro level through fascinating case studies of the Industrial Development Corporations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-249) and index.

ISBN:

0333987195

OCLC:

48559030