?"Stone one of Jamaica's leading political commentators, is well qualified to write on Jamaican politics and society. In recent years there have been two opposing views concerning Jamaica. In the view promoted by the Reagan administration, Jamaica is an excellent example of democracy and free enterprise working for the benefit of the people; the opposing Marxist viewpoint is that Jamaica is an example of capitalist exploitation, political manipulation, and imperialism at work. The author attempts to provide some answers regarding the real character of Jamaican society and politics...," examining the close relationship between economics and political trends in Jamaica.... For upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty.?-Choice