Introduction to Caribbean politics / by Cynthia Barrow-Giles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrow-Giles, Cynthia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--Caribbean, English-speaking.

Labor unions.

Regionalism--Caribbean, English-speaking.

Regionalism.

Caribbean, English-speaking--Politics and government.

Caribbean, English-speaking.

Caribbean, English-speaking--Foreign economic relations.

Caribbean, English-speaking--Economic integration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 292 pages)

Place of Publication:

Kingston : Ian Randle Publishers, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an introductory text for students if Caribbean Politics at the undergraduate level. It provides a broad historical sweep from the slave era to the contemporary period, characterised by issues of structural adjustments and globalisation, and in between, the years of worker revolt and protest.The text is structured and presented around a number of core concepts used to analyse Caribbean politics and political systems. Understanding of each concept is aided and enriched by selected readings from both published works as well as original articles specially commissioned for this book.This student-friendly text contains summaries of the key concepts discussed in each section, questions to test students' understanding, suggestions for further reading and a self-assessment section.Key concepts/issues include:1. Imperialism, Colonialism, Neo-Colonialism, Re-Colonisation2. Struggles of the working class people3. The politics of constitutional decolonisation and the Westminster model4. Party systems and electoral politic5. Trade Unionism6. The Politics of change: alternative development strategies7. Regional integration

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-292).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789766378073

976637807X