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Jamaica : managing political and economic change / John D. Forbes.

Title
Jamaica : managing political and economic change / John D. Forbes.
Author
Forbes, John D.
Publication
  • Washington : American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1985.
  • ©1985

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Description
54 pages; 23 cm
Series Statement
Special analysis ; no. 85-1
Uniform Title
AEI special analyses ; no. 85-1.
Subject
  • Since 1962
  • Economic history
  • Politics and government
  • Jamaica > Politics and government > 1962-
  • Jamaica > Economic conditions
  • Jamaïque > Politique et gouvernement > 1962-
  • Jamaïque > Conditions économiques
  • Jamaica
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface / Howard J. Wiarda -- Introduction -- the colonial legacy -- Origins of the two-party system and early years of self-rule -- The first decade of independence: prosperity and rising tension -- The Michael Manley Period: socialist Experimentation and Crisis: Domestic policy and the economy ; Foreign policy ; The 1976 elections and their aftermath ; conclusion -- The 1980 Elections: democratic change and political violence -- The Seaga Administration: Jamaica struggles to Recover: The economy ; Foreign policy ; Domestic politics -- conclusions.
ISBN
  • 0844711004
  • 9780844711003
LCCN
84073179
OCLC
  • 12665545
  • SCSB-12308826
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library