{"product_id":"democracy-in-the-caribbean-myths-and-realities-hardcover","title":"Democracy in the Caribbean: Myths and Realities - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlene J. Edie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarlene J. Edie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited collection provides a comparative treatment of democratic development in the Caribbean. Caribbean nations with British, French, Hispanic, Dutch, and American political traditions are examined. The volume pulls together common themes that illuminate the character of the post-colonial state in both its authoritarian and democratic forms. It examines the nature of and reasons for the survival of competitive parliamentary institutions on the one hand, and reasons for state decay and malfunction on the other. This volume will be of particular interest to scholars and policy makers involved with comparative politics, Latin American and Caribbean studies, and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCARLENE J. EDIE is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Among her earlier publications is \u003ci\u003eDemocracy by Default: Dependency and Clientelism in Jamaica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584797425885,"sku":"9780275945954","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/QyUtIMnPo9780275945954.webp?v=1773620812","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/democracy-in-the-caribbean-myths-and-realities-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}