Holger Henke

Between Self-Determination and Dependency

Jamaica's Foreign Relations 1972-1989

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of the West Indies Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 153mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9789766400583
• ISBN-10: 976640058X
• Artikelnr.: 21331094

Autorenporträt

Holger Henke holds an MA degree in Political Science from the Ludwig Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Germany and a PhD in Government from the University of the West Indies, Mona. He taught in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona for several years. Now based in the United States, he is currently working as an independent consultant and researcher. He has published numerous articles on his research interests: international relations, North-South relations, migration, Caribbean culture and comparative development