Edward Seaga

Seaga, Edward - 1930–, prime minister of Jamaica (1980–89). Born in Boston, Mass., to Jamaican parents of Lebanese descent, he was minister of welfare and development (1962–67) and finance minister (1967–72). In 1980, his conservative Jamaican Labor party (JLP) won the elections and he became prime minister. He severed relations with Cuba and promoted close ties with Read More...

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Between Self-Determination and Dependency: Jamaica's Foreign Relations, 1972-1989
by Holger W. Henke. 222 pgs.

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Between Self-Determination and Dependency analyses the nature and trajectory of Jamaica's foreign relations from 1972 to 1989. The central argument is that the relative autonomy of the Jamaican state declined due to the evolution of a new international regime which in effect disallowed the political, social and economic experimentation originally envisioned. Neither the attempt at radical nationalism by the People's National Party, nor the 'accommodationist' stance of the Jamaica Labour Party served to reduce Jamaica's structural dependency.
The analysis factors in the political and economic interests and policies of both domestic and foreign social forces as they negotiated the foreign policies of the Jamaican state. Thus, the text employs a more holistic perspective. It departs from earlier studies that tended to focus on the diplomatic history of the country's foreign relations without illuminating the various co-determinants that defined the context of state action.

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Contents

Tables and Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1: Introduction

2: Internal Dynamics: 1972-1980

3: External Dynamics: 1972-1980

4: Caribbean TÊte-À-TÊte: Jamaica and Cuba

Conclusion

5: Jamaica, the Us and International Capital in the 1970s

Conclusion

6: Internal Dynamics: 1981-1989

Conclusion

7: External Dynamics: 1981-1989

Conclusion

8: Jamaica and the Caribbean in the 1980s

Conclusion

9: Jamaica's Relations with International Capital and the Us in the 1980s

Conclusion

10: Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index
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The Caribbean and World Politics: Cross Currents and Cleavages (Chap. 6 "Jamaican Foreign Policy in Transition: From Manley to Seaga")
by Jorge Heine, Leslie Manigat. 385 pgs.

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The Caribbean and World Politics: Cross Currents and Cleavages

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: From Commonwealth Caribbean to Caribbean Commonwealth

Part I Geopolitics and International Political Economy

1: The Setting: Crisis, Ideology, and Geopolitics

2: The Caribbean and the World Economy:: Patterns of Insertion and Contemporary Options

3: Caricom at Ten

4: Oil and Political Economy in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Part II Caribbean Foreign Policies: Cases and Courses

5: Small States and Foreign Policy:: The Caricom States from the 1970s to the 1980s

6: Jamaican Foreign Policy in Transition:: From Manley to Seaga

7: Assimilation, Nationalism, and Decentralization in Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Guiana

8: Grenada:: Revolutionary Shockwave, Crisis, and Intervention

Part III the Role of Some Regional Middle Powers

9: Canada and the Caribbean:: An Assessment

10: Colombia:: A Caribbean Vocation?

11: Brazil and the Caribbean

Part IV the United States and the Caribbean

12: U.S. Strategic Interests in the Caribbean Basin

13: Caribbean Emigration and U.S. Immigration Policy

14: The State of Florida and the Caribbean

Epilogue: The Caribbean Between Global Horizons and Latin American Perspectives

Bibliographic Guide: Caribbean International Relations 1959-84

About the Editors

Notes on Contributors

Index
3 .

Democracy in the Caribbean: Myths and Realities ("The Seaga Period: 1980-1989" begins on p. 35)
by Carlene J. Edie. 298 pgs.

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This edited collection examines the diverse political experiences represented in the Caribbean. It presents a comparative explanation of attempts at democratization and assesses their successes and failures.

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Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

NOTE

1: Democracy and Middle-Class Domination in the Anglophone Caribbean

NOTES

2: Jamaica: Clientelism, Dependency, and Democratic Stability

NOTES

3: Guyana: Ethnic Politics and the Erosion of Human Rights and Democratic Governance

CONCLUSION

NOTES

4: Trinidad and Tobago: Democracy, Nationalism, and the Construction of Racial Identity

CONCLUSION

NOTES

5: Barbados: Democracy at the Crossroad

NOTES

6: Grenada: From Parliamentary Rule to People's Power

NOTES

7: Belize: Challenges to Democracy

CONCLUSION

NOTES

8: Suriname: The Politics of Transition from Authoritarianism to Democracy, 1988-1992

CONCLUSION

NOTES

9: Dominican Republic: Electoralism, Pacts, and Clientelism in the Making of a Democratic Regime

NOTES

10: Puerto Rico: Problems of Democracy and Decolonization in the Late Twentieth Century

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11: Cuba: Unchanging Change-- The Boundaries of Democracy

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12: Haiti: Prospects for Democracy

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13: Democratization and Foreign Intervention: Applying the Lessons of Grenada to Panama and Nicaragua

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14: Problems and Prospects for the Survival of Liberal Democracy in the Anglophone Caribbean

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15: Parties and Electoral Competition in the Anglophone Caribbean, 1944-1991: Challenges to Democratic Theory

Appendix: Tables

Bibliography

Index

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Economic Management, Income Distribution, and Poverty in Jamaica
by Derick A. C. Boyd. 168 pgs.

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Providing an empirical look at the Jamaican economy, this careful study examines the impact of the IMF approach to economic management in the 1980s and compares it to the non-IMF policies of the 1970s. Demonstrating that Jamaica's income is among the most unequally distributed in the world, the author explores how the policies of various governments affected income distribution, focusing on whether non-IMF policies had a different effect than IMF policies.

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Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 The Decades of the 1950s And 1960s: An Overview

Conclusions

3 The 1970s: A Period of Decline

Conclusions

4 The Early 1980s: A Brief Recovery 1981-83

Conclusions

5 1984-86: Vigorous Adjustment And Stagflation

Conclusions

6 Income Distribution During The Years of High Growth: 1958-72

Conclusions

7 Income Distribution During The Years of Decline: 1972-85

Conclusions

8 The Impact of Government Expenditure in the 1980s

Conclusions

9: Food Consumption and The Impact of Poverty On Children

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Distant Neighbors in the Caribbean: The Dominican Republic and Jamaica in Comparative Perspective
by Richard S. Hillman, Thomas J. D'Agostino, Howard J. Wiarda. 197 pgs.

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This study in comparative politics provides a comparison and contrast in the political development of two countries that have divergent historical influences. This work furthers our understanding of both nations by pulling together themes and patterns common to both the Hispanic and British traditions. The authors develop a single framework for analyzing patterns in colonial legacies, the gaining of independence, formation of political institutions, the emergence of political leadership, and the creation and implementation of policies in the two states. The background and contemporary developments of both the Dominican Republic and Jamaica are treated within the context of this framework.

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Maps, Figures, and Tables

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1: Introduction: a Comparative Approach

Notes

I: History and Political Culture

2: Legacies of the Past

Notes

3: Socioeconomic and Political Patterns

Notes

II: Political Institutions and Processes

4: Governmental Structures and Administration

Notes

5: Political Parties and Elections

Notes

III: Political Influences and Outcomes

6: Political Forces and Interest Groups

Notes

7: Public Policies

Notes

8: Comparative Perspectives

Bibliography

Index

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Class, State, and Democracy in Jamaica
by Carl Stone. 204 pgs.

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Foreword

Preface

Table of Contents

Introduction

1: Democracy and Capitalism

Notes

2: The Democratic Order

Notes

3: The Political Economy

Notes

4: The Political Culture

Notes

5: Managing Public Policy

Conclusion

6: Labor and Capital

Notes

7: Public Opinion and Political Awareness

Notes

8: From Socialist to Capitalist Management

Notes

9 Conclusion

Index

About the Author

Politics in Latin America A Hoover Institution Series Robert Wesson, Series Editor
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Geopolitics of the Caribbean: Ministates in a Wider World
by Thomas D. Anderson. 180 pgs.

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POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA, A HOOVER INSTITUTION SERIES

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

LIST OF MAPS

List of Tables

1: Introduction

REFERENCES

2: Geographic Setting

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

3: Historical Background

REFERENCES

4: Contemporary Geopolitical Issues

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

5: Foreign Policy Options in a Region of Change

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APPENDIX COMPARATIVE PRESS FREEDOMS OF COUNTRIES OF THE CARIBBEAN RIM: CRITERIA

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Demeaned but Empowered: The Social Power of the Urban Poor in Jamaica ("Race and Politics in the Slums: A Victory for Edward Seaga" begins on p. 41)
by Obika Gray. 429 pgs.

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Gray's central thesis asserts that the Jamaican state is a form of predatory state that incorporates contradictory social forces into an arrangement that is hierarchical, often brutal and ultimately debilitating to democracy. He introduces a series of constructs to support this argument, but the more interesting and novel theses are to be found in his vivid description of the social forces that resist the predatory state and how they have carved out a modicum of autonomy based on what he describes as an elaborate value system of "badness/honour."

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1: Political Clientelism and Political Subordination in Jamaica

2: A Fateful Alliance

3: Fulcrums of Power in the Ghetto

4: Exilic Space, Moral Culture and Social Identity in the Ghetto

5: Badness-Honour and the Invigorated Authority of the Urban Poor

6: Warfare and Solidarity in the Ghetto

7: Crime, Politics and Moral Culture

8: The Struggle for Benefits

9: Uncaptured Rebels

10: Criminal Self-Organization and Cultural Extremism

11: Badness-Honour and Liberal Democracy

Epilogue: The Ordeal of Social Reconstruction in Jamaica

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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