The last cacique : leadership and politics in a Puerto Rican city / Jorge Heine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heine, Jorge, author.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series.

Pitt Latin American series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez--History.

Political leadership.

Mayagüez (P.R.)--Politics and government.

Mayagüez (P.R.).

Cole, Benjamin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993.

Summary:

This pioneering study of the dynamics of city politics in one of Puerto Rico's largest townships examines the fascinating career to Benjamin Cole. A quasi-legendary figure in island politics, Cole served as mayor of Mayagüez from 1968 to 1992. His spectacular success often ran counter to the broader political trends in Puerto Rico and offers insights in the currents of change that swept the island from the 1960s through the 1990s. Based on years of intensive research, including unusually candid interviews with members of Puerto Rico's political elite, The Last Cacique offers the first in-depth study of local politics in Puerto Rico and one of the very few available for the Caribbean region.

Contents:

1. Leadership, Urban Governance, and Political Change in Puerto Rico

2. Potholes and Planning: The Stakes in Local Politics

3. The Setting: La Sultana del Oeste

4. The Leader: Benjamin Cole as Mayor and Party Leader

5. Agenda and Network: Populist Placismo in Action

6. A Case Study: The 1984 Mayoral Campaign

7. Cole's Political Style

8. Voters and Voting Behavior in Mayaguez

9. Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780822976912