000 00968nam a2200133Ia 4500
080 _a04.04.02 K21
100 _aKaufman, Michael
245 _aJamaica under Manley : dilemas of socialism and democracy
260 _bLawrence Hill
_aConnecticutUS
_c1985
300 _axvi, 282 p.
520 _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.
583 _c3/7/00
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942 _cM
_mK21
999 _c14790
_d14790