Introduction to Caribbean Politics : Text and Readings

This is an introductory text for students of Caribbean politics at the undergraduate level. The text is structured around a number of core issues which are used to present an analysis of Caribbean politics. These issue areas include:

Imperialism • Struggles of the Working Class People and their Protest • The Politics of Constitutional Decolonisation and the Westminster Model • Party Systems and Electoral Politics in the Region • Trade Unionism in the Commonwealth Caribbean • The Politics of Change: Structural Adjustment via the Non-Capitalist Path to Development • Regional Integration.

Each concept or issue is supplemented by selected readings mainly from published works but also including a number of original articles specially commissioned for this book. The student-friendly text contains summaries of the key concepts dealt with in each section, questions to test students understanding, a variety of activities, suggestions for further reading and even a self-assessment section.

Cynthia Barrow-Giles is a senior lecturer in politics at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus.