Modern Caribbean Politics

By: Anthony Payne (Editor), Paul R. Sutton (Editor)

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Paperback | 16 April 1993

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During the 1980s, the nature of modern politics in the Caribbean changed in significant ways. New themes came to dominate political debate in the region, notably the emphasis on "democracy" as a political mechanism, "structural adjustment" on the economic front, and "security" in international relations. In all these spheres, too, the options open to Caribbean states were overlaid--almost overwhelmed--by the interests and actions of the United States.

In Modern Caribbean Politics Anthony Payne and Paul Sutton bring together a distinguished group of schalrs to review the events and legacies of this deacde of change in one of the classic arenas of international politics. In their introduction, the volume editors examine the origin of nationalist politics in the Caribbean and review the "crisis years" of the 1970s. Subsequent chapters focus on the 1980s, exploring the contradictions of liberal economics and electoral politics in Jamaica, the democratic progress of the Dominican Republic, the chaos and disorder of Haitian politics, and the odyssey of the revolution in Cuba. Others treat the interaction of political and economic problems in Trinidad and Guyana, Grenada and the Eastern Caribbean, and Suriname and Puerto Rico. Finally, thematic chapters consider the overarching economic crisis of the region, the growth of the new offshore Caribbean, and the politics of U.S. intervention, militarization, and security.

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""The essays are well written and give a fair and competent account of the chronology of events and processes. They convey the overpowering, in some cases stultifying, influence of individualism in the politics of each country... A good, regional perspective and much solid material for future research.""

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Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Contours of Modern Caribbean Politics	p. 1
Liberal Economics versus Electoral Politics in Jamaica	p. 28
Democracy and Disillusionment in the Dominican Republic	p. 54
The Duvalier Dictatorship and Its Legacy of Crisis in Haiti	p. 73
Race, Politics, and Succession in Trinidad and Guyana	p. 98
The March of Militarization in Suriname	p. 125
Revolution, Democracy, and Regional Integration in the Eastern Caribbean	p. 147
The Grenadian Revolution in Retrospect	p. 176
Political Economy and Foreign Policy in Puerto Rico	p. 198
The Odyssey of Revolution in Cuba	p. 212
Domestic Policy, the External Environment, and the Economic Crisis in the Caribbean	p. 238
The Offshore Caribbean	p. 259
U.S. Intervention, Regional Security, and Militarization in the Caribbean	p. 277
Appendix: Statistical Data on the Countries of the Caribbean	p. 294
Notes	p. 297
Select Bibliography	p. 327
Contributors	p. 331
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