| Beyond Westminster in the Caribbean Contributor(s): Meeks, Brian (Editor), Quinn, Kate (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9766379564 ISBN-13: 9789766379568 Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 320.972 |
| LCCN: 2018486556 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.67 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The challenges faced by Commonwealth Caribbean democracies particularly in the past 20 years has forced a reckoning with how the Westminster model of government has served the needs of these small states. Crime, corruption and struggling economies operating in a globalised world have brought into sharp relief the threat to once-stable democracies.
Beyond Westminster in the Caribbean analyses Westminster governance in the post-independence Caribbean and reflects on the weaknesses of the model, the absence of a will to change despite the deficiencies and proposals for the way forward. Drawing on the contributions of distinguished scholars, prominent serving politicians and a sitting prime minister, the book offers a critical review of the state of Caribbean constitutions and a frank discussion of whether these small states can weather the threats that have presented themselves since the end of the Cold-War and the rise of neoliberalism. Can the Westminister model survive and thrive in the contemporary Caribbean, or is it time to move beyond Westminster? |
Contributor Bio(s): Meeks, Brian: - Brian Meeks is Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Brown University. A political scientist whose work has centred on the theory of revolution, comparative Central American and Caribbean politics; Caribbean thinkers and political thought as well as hegemony, democracy and the state in theory and practice, Professor Meeks has published several books and made numerous contributions to scholarly journals across political science, history, political economy, sociology, Africana studies, Caribbean studies and Latin American studies.Quinn, Kate: - Kate Quinn is Senior Lecturer in Caribbean History at the Institute of the Americas, University College London. Her publications include the edited volume Black Power in the Caribbean (University Press of Florida, 2014) and Politics and Power in Haiti (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), co-edited with Paul Sutton. |