00916nam a2200109Ia 4500080001700000100002100017245006200038260003900100300001600139520063200155583001900787 a04.04.02 K21 aKaufman, Michael aJamaica under Manley : dilemas of socialism and democracy bLawrence HillaConnecticutUSc1985 axvi, 282 p. aComments on the economic and political hurdles that confronted Manley's PNP government during 1972-80. Describes the economic conditions during the pre and post emancipation period. Examines the bauxite industry and the problems associated with foreign control of the industry. Summarizes the social and political tradition of the classes in Jamaican society and their differing ideologies. Discusses the structural weaknesses of the Jamaican economy which were outside the control of the PNP examining the PNP's response to these weaknesses, the strategies and tactics adopted and the viability of the various alternatives. c3/7/00kM2LMGR