What About Us? The Anglo-Caribbean Democratic Experience
| Autor: | Dwayne Woods, Natasha T. Duncan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Latin Americans Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Population Ethnic group Modernization theory Colonialism Democracy Politics Political economy Political Science and International Relations Development economics Political culture Sociology education media_common |
| Zdroj: | Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 45:202-218 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9094 1466-2043 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14662040701317527 |
| Popis: | This article contributes to the sparse literature on democratic regimes in the Caribbean by examining the emergence and persistence of Anglo-Caribbean democracies. British colonialism, not socio-economic modernisation, explains the origins of the democratic institutions of Anglo-Caribbean states. British colonial heritage, however, fails to explain why these democracies have persisted, in contrast to the experience of other former British colonies and many Latin American and non-Anglo Caribbean states. We identify two key variables that we believe account for democratic sustainability. These are size and a political culture of patronage politics that integrates the different socio-economic and ethnic strata of Caribbean society into the political process. Size and patronage politics are conceptualised as interactive variables because the relatively small geographic size and population of Anglo-Caribbean states allow for a high degree of personalisation of politics and reinforces common political ... |
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