Populair Class Alliance And The Liberal Authoritarian State. The Roots of Post-Colonial Democracy in Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Surinam – Ledgister, F.S.J.

The political evolution of three former colonies into independence and beyond is studied via an examination of the existing literature and through interviews with journalists, scholars and politicians. These countries appear to uphold the conventional wisdom, since Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have been continuously democratic since independence, while Surinam has not. It is clear from the author’s research that the similarities in the political evolution of these countries far outweigh the differences. …