Adult Suffrage and Political Administration in Jamaica, 1944-2002 - A Compendium and Commentary (Paperback)

Since 1944, the Jamaican people, without ethnic or religious strife, civil war, military coup, one-party dictatorship, assassination of political leaders, insurgency or genocide, have voted out governments and voted in opposition parties in free and fair elections - a record in democratic governance equalled by only a handful of stated worldwide. In Adult Suffrage and Political Administrations in Jamaica, 1944-2002, Trevor Munroe and Arnold Bertram, both active participants in this process, documents critical aspects of this record. Key features of this publication include: the elections through which the consolidation of democracy occurred, the representatives - their gender, education, occupation, age - whom the people chose to form 13 successive governments and parliaments; the laws that the legislature passed and the institutions governments established in building a modern democratic state; advances and failures - political, economic, social and cultural - of each administration; comparison of the performances of successive administrations the critical challenges facing the Jamaican people and the new leaders.

General

Imprint:	Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica
Country of origin:	Jamaica
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	2006
Authors:	Trevor Munroe
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	742
ISBN-13:	978-976-637-237-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	976-637-237-3
Barcode:	9789766372378

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