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Between Self-Determination and Dependency: Jamaica’s Foreign Relations, 1972-1989
Author(s): Holger W. Henke (Author)
- Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
- Publication Date: May 1, 2000
- Language: English
- Print length: 221 pages
- ISBN-10: B00844WMHI
- ISBN-13: 9789766403102
Book Description
Between Self-Determination and Dependency analyses the nature and trajectory of Jamaica’s foreign relations from 1972 to 1989. The central argument is that the relative autonomy of the Jamaican state declined due to the evolution of a new international regime which in effect disallowed the political, social and economic experimentation originally envisioned. Neither the attempt at radical nationalism by the People’s National Party, nor the ‘accommodationist’ stance of the Jamaica Labour Party served to reduce Jamaica’s structural dependency.
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The work analyses the nature and progress of Jamaica's foreign relations during the period 1972-1989. The author examines the country's attempts to come to terms with the limits imposed and possibilities offered by the shifting internal and external power constellations. The central argument is that the relative autonomy of the Jamaican state with regard to the conduct of foreign relations was reduced because of the evolution of a new international regime. Henke argues that this regime in effect prevented the political, social and economic experimentation which was envisioned at the beginning of the period under examination.
The text employs a holistic perspective, attempting to delineate the political economy which underpinned Jamaica's foreign policy during this time. It departs from earlier studies which have tended to focus on the diplomatic history of the country's foreign relations without illuminating the factors which defined the context of state action.
About the Author
Holger Henke holds an MA degree in Political Science from the Ludwig Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Germany and a PhD in Government from the University of the West Indies, Mona. He taught in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona for several years. Now based in the United States, he is currently working as an independent consultant and researcher. He has published numerous articles on his research interests: international relations, North-South relations, migration, Caribbean culture and comparative development
