THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
CAVE HILL CAMPUS
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
FOUN 1301 – LAW, GOVERNANCE, SOCIETY AND
ECONOMY IN THE CARIBBEAN
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST
available via the Faculty’s Website at www.cavehill.uwi.edu/fss
Lecturer:
Contact:
Pearson A. Broome B.A (Hons) UWI; M.Sc. (Econ) LSE; Ph.D. Cantab.
Tel. No. 417-4288
Email: [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is one of the foundations courses of the University and seeks to instill in all
students of the University some knowledge of their systems of government and governance,
their laws, constitutions and how they evolved. This course sets the context for a discussion
of the Caribbean Society defined in terms of its geography, history, politics and its culture.
All these definitions are brought together as we attempt to examine how specific political
and social realities in the region shape our understanding of the Caribbean environment.
Particular emphasis is placed on the aim of providing students with a thorough understanding of
the institutional framework of Caribbean economies and the contemporary issues shaping public
policy in the Caribbean. Initially conceived as a commonwealth Caribbean course, it is now
extended to cover all CARICOM member states as well as Cuba. Wherever Caribbean
appears, it should be understood to mean member states of CARICOM. It covers areas, such
as, poverty and development and looks at some of the challenges facing the region in terms
of CARICOM’s own efforts at integration, the coming challenge of globalization and the need
for the development of our own internal institutions as represented by the Caribbean Court
of Justice. There is one lecture and one tutorial per week. “It is in your best interest to
attend all lectures and tutorials, always making notes both from what the lecturer and your
colleagues present”.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course students will demonstrate competencies in relation to the following core
concepts in political science:
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The nature of politics, government and the state;
The theory and major practices of democratic government;
The types and causes of the behaviour of political actors;
The operation of political institutions and their influence on the behaviour of political actors;
Comprehension of the core concepts of the course;
The ability to apply, using analytical and synthetic reasoning, the various concepts and ideas
that they can understand and give explanations for, and develop responses to political
practices, situations and outcomes;
The ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate the various concepts and ideas both in
themselves and in practise;
Show how topics, concepts, issues are interrelated;
Develop presentation skills by active participation in presenting their ideas;
Develop sound written and oral communication skills;
Develop sound critical reading, thinking and reasoning skills
COURSE ASSESSMENT
15% in-class essay of not less than 1500 words
10% Tutorial Presentation on one discussion topic on an agreed date.
5% for attendance of at least 80% of their respective tutorials per week.
70% Final exam.
There are no prerequisites for this course. Those weak in essay presentations should consult
basic texts in essay construction as preparation for final examination.) The University's pass mark
is 50%. Further details about the examination and guidelines for answering essay-type questions
will be provided during lectures and tutorials.
Students should pay specific attention to University Regulation (11:12) which states:
“Any candidate who has been absent from the University for a prolonged period during the
year for any reason other than illness or whose attendance at prescribed lectures, classes,
practical classes, tutorials or clinical instructions has been unsatisfactory, or has failed to
submit essays or other exercises set by his teachers may be debarred by the relevant
academic board, on the recommendation of the relevant Faculty Board, from taking
university examinations.”
Students are encouraged to take an active and keen interest in current Caribbean and
global affairs by keeping abreast through the reading of daily newspapers, journal
articles and listening to the news. Essentially, student reading, writing and class participation
however, are essential for success.
READING LIST
Compulsory Reading
The Caribbean Community Beyond Survival, ed. Kenneth.O.Hall, Ian Randle
Publishers, IBSN9766370478.
Caribbean Freedom: Economy and Society from Emancipation to the Present Hilary
Beckles and Verene Shepherd, ISBN 1558761284.
Sunshine, Catherine: The Caribbean: Survival, Struggle and Sovereignty (Washington DC
1985)
Spackman, A. Constitutional Development of the West Indies (The Introduction only)
Manual by Dr. Hamid Ghany: (It should be recognized that this book is dated and that it contains
no material on Haiti and Suriname. The course lectures will attempt to fill in the gaps and bring the
students up to scratch.)
Themes, Lectures and Recommended Readings
(Please note that you are not required to read all of the texts listed. The reading list is
indicative of texts to consult to enable you to understand the issues under
consideration)
Theme1. Governance: The Structure and Nature of Government in CARICOM
Topic 1. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
Objective: To outline the structure of the earliest forms of West Indian Government, to explore the
factors shaping the forms of Colonial Government, and to identify the continuing legacies of these
forms on contemporary political life in the Caribbean
Part 1. Early West Indian Government – Old Representative System
Part 2. Early West Indian Government – Crown Colony Government
Reading List
Augier, R. “Before and After 1865”, in Beckles and Shepherd (eds),Caribbean Freedom
Burt, A. “The First Instalment of Representative Government in Jamaica”, Social and
Economic Studies 11:3 (1962)
Colleridge, H. “The Constitutional History of the Windwards”, Caribbean Quarterly, 6:3 & 4 (June
1960)
Kelsick, C.A.
1960)
“The Constitutional History of the Leewards”, Caribbean Quarterly, 6:3 & 4 (May
Knight, F. The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism
Spackman, A. Constitutional Development of the West Indies
Thomas, C.Y. The Poor and the Powerless Part 1
Topic 2. THE 1930S UPHEAVALS IMPACT: AND CONSEQUENCES
Objective: To introduce students to the politics of the 1930s anti-colonial upheavals, and to assess
the successes, failures and achievements of the period. The Lectures will also examine the
investigations of the Moyne Commission with a view to assessing the impact of this investigation on
post-1930s development in the Caribbean.
General Overview Of The 1930S Riots
The 1930S Riots – Impact And Consequences
Reading List (Lectures 3 & 4)
Belle, G.A.V. “The Struggle for Political Democracy: The 1937 Riots”, in W. K. Marshall (ed),
Emancipation III: Aspects of the Post-Slavery Experience in Barbados
Bolland, N.O. On the March: Labour Rebellions in the British Caribbean
Charles. G.F.L. The History of the Labour Movement in Saint Lucia
Hart, R. From Occupation to Independence: A Short history of the peoples of the English-Speaking
Region
Hart, R. Rise and Organise: The Birth of the Workers and National Movements in Jamaica (1936 –
1939)
Hart, R. Towards Decolonisation: Political, Labour and Economic Development in Jamaica 1938-
1945
Lewis, G.K. The Growth of the Modern West Indies
Munroe, T. and Robothom, D.
Struggles of the Jamaican People
Spackman, A. Constitutional Development of the West Indies
Thomas, C.Y. The Poor and the Powerless
The Moyne Commission Report of West India Royal Commission, (the Moyne Commission)
Williams, E. From Columbus to Castro
Topic . 3. TRADE UNIONISM IN THE CARIBBEAN
Objective: To identify and trace the emergence of trade unionism in the Caribbean arising out of the
1930s labour upheavals, and to assess the current challenges to trade unionism as a result of
transformations to the Global political Economy. Governance in the Contemporary Caribbean:
Towards a Political Culture of Partnership will consider the benefits and challenges of
the interaction of three major partners in participatory governance, government, private
sector and the Community in the improvement and development of the region.
Political Unionism In The Caribbean
Governance in the Contemporary Caribbean: Towards a Political Culture of Social
Partnership
Reading List
Bissessar, A. and Ryan, S. (2002) Governance in the Caribbean, SALISES: St. Augustine
Campus.
Bolland, N.O. On the March: Labour Rebellions in the British Caribbean
Charles. G.F.L. The History of the Labour Movement in St. Lucia 1945-1974: A Personal Memoir
Duncan, N. Global Developments: Caribbean Impacts and Organised Labour
Emmanuel, Patrick: Governance and Democracy in the Commonwealth Caribbean: An
Introduction (Monograph Series No.3, Institute of Economic and Social Research
La Guerre, John (Ed.) Issues in Government and Politics in the West Indies (School of Continuing
Studies, UWI, St. Augustine)
Lewis, L. and Nurse, L. “Caribbean Trade unionism and Global Restructuring”, in Watson (ed).
The Caribbean in the Global Political Economy
Lewis, W.A. Labour in the West Indies: The Birth of a Workers’ Movement
Murray, W. The Politics of the Dispossessed
Nurse, L. and Lewis, L. The Challenge to Commonwealth Caribbean Trade Unionism in an Age of
Restructuring
Topic 4. GOVERNMENT: The Westminster/Whitehall System In The Caribbean
Objective: To identify the Caribbean adaptations to the inherited Westminster model, and to assess
the Caribbean variants of the political, electoral and party systems which have evolved as a
consequence, and independent of these adaptations.
Alexis, F. Changing Caribbean Constitutions
Cheltenham, R. “The Political and constitutional Development of Barbados, 1946-1996”,
Unpublished PhD Dissertation
Emmanuel, P. Governance and democracy in the Commonwealth Caribbean: An Introduction
Emmanuel, P. (ed). The Ombudsman: Caribbean and International Perspectives
Forde, H. Report of the Barbados Constitution Review Commission 1998
McIntosh, S. Constitutional Change in the Caribbean
Spackman, A. Constitutional Development of the West Indies
THEME 2 General Political Ideology and the Models of Caribbean Society
POST-COLONIAL EXPERIMENTATION: Introduction to the Ideological orientation and development models
in the Caribbean.
Models, Theories and History
Conservatism
Liberalism
Liberal Democracy
Socialism and its variants: Non-Capitalist Path of Development
Plantation Economy
The Industrialization of the British West Indies: Modernisation Theory
Required Readings
Ambursely, F. “Grenada and the New Jewel Revolution”,in Ambursely, F. and Cohen, R. Crisis in the
Caribbean,
Beckford, George: Persistent Poverty
Benn, D. The Growth and Development of Political Ideas in the Caribbean
Ebenstein, W. and Fogelman, E. Today’s Isms
Emmanuel, P. “Revolutionary Theory and Political Reality in the Eastern Caribbean”, in Journal of
Eastern Caribbean Studies and World Affairs, p.193-227
Gonsalves, R. Some Theoretical Considerations on the Non-Capitalist Path of Development: Africa
and the Caribbean
Heywood, A. (2002) Politics. London: Palgrave
Heywood, A. Political Ideologies, London: Palgrave
Jacobs, W.R. and Jacobs, I. Grenada: The Route to Revolution
Jefferson, O. and Girvan, N. Readings in the Political Economy of the Caribbean
Klak, T. (ed.) Globalisation and Neo-liberalism
Lewis, Sir Arthur: The Industrialisation of the British West Indies
Macridis, R.C. Contemporary Political Ideologies
Nettleford, R. 2002. Governance in the Contemporary Caribbean: Towards a Political Culture of
Partnership. In Governance in the Caribbean. Edited by Ryan, S. and A.M. Bissessar. St.
Augustine, Trinidad: Institute for Social and Economic Studies.
Ramsaran, R. 2002. The Caribbean and the Global Challenge in the 21st Century. In Caribbean
Survival and the Global Challenge, edited by R. Ramsaran. Kingston Jamaica: Ian Randle
Publishers.
Rodney, W. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Thomas, C.Y. The Poor and the Powerless: Economic Policy and Change in the Caribbean
Theme 3: Contemporary Caribbean Social and Economic Problems
Poverty and Poverty Alleviation: Cake, Mama Coca OR? ….
Objective: The central objective throughout this theme is to engage some of the
major concerns afflicting Caribbean societies and while at the same time exploring
current policy options while questioning others.
Structural Adjustment Programmes (Jamaica, Guyana, Grenada, Dominica, Barbados)
Social Capital: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Health and Nutrition: Managing and financing health to reduce the impact of poverty in the
Caribbean
Public Sector reform in the Caribbean: Challenges and Prospects
Crime trends in the Caribbean and Responses
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on Law Governance and
Society
Required Readings
Conference Unlocking Human Potential: Linking the Informal and Formal Sectors 17-18 September
2004, Helsinki, Finland.
Cowell Noel, Ian Boxill. 1995. Human Resource Management- A Caribbean Perspective.
Downes, A. 2000. Human Resource Development in the Caribbean: Overcoming the Unemployment
Problem. Institute of Social and Economic Studies UWI, Barbados
Downes, A.S. 1992. The Impact of Structural Adjustment Policies on the Educational System in the
Caribbean. Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD).
http://www.iacd.oas.org/la%20Educa%20116/downes.
Harriott, A. (2002) Crime Trends in the Caribbean and Responses. In United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime.
Gibson Rowan (Ed.). 1998. Rethinking the Future: Rethinking business principles, competition,
control and complexity, leadership, markets and the World. N
Mansell, R. Avgerou C. and Silverstone, R. (2007) The Oxford Handbook of Information and
Communication Technologies.
World Development Report 2003. Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World: Transforming
Institutions, Growth and Quality of Life.
United Nations (2006) World Economic and Social Survey 2006: Diverging Growth and
Development.
CARICAD “A Public Management in the Caribbean: The Need for Restructuring”, in Ryan, S. and
Brown, D. (eds). Issues and Problems in Caribbean Public Management
Theme 4 Legal Systems of the Caribbean
The Caribbean Court of Justice
Legal Systems in the Caribbean
Required Readings
Antoine, Rose-Marie Belle: Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems. Haitian website
entitled The Republic of Haiti: The Constitution and Parliament of Haiti.
Alexis, F. Changing Caribbean Constitutions
CARICOM website, CARICOM.Org: The Caribbean Court of Justice
Cheltenham, R. “The Political and constitutional Development of Barbados, 1946-1996”, Unpublished
PhD Dissertation
DeLa Bastide, M.A: The Case for the Caribbean Court of Appeal (1995) 5 Carib LR 401
Emmanuel, P. Governance and democracy in the Commonwealth Caribbean: An Introduction
Emmanuel, P. (ed). The Ombudsman: Caribbean and International Perspectives
Forde, H. Report of the Barbados Constitution Review Commission 1998
McIntosh, S. Constitutional Change in the Caribbean
Theme 5 Regional Economic Integration Challenges facing the CARICOM region, including
the CSME, globalization and the coordination of their external policies.
Objective: To illustrate the basic concepts of integration; identify and assess the changing
compulsions of integration and also to introduce the major integration experiments in the Caribbean.
The topic will also examine the current challenges to the Caribbean integration project since the
mid-2000s within the context of electoral change and global economic crisis.
Overview
The Pros and Cons of Integration
The Integration Movement Worldwide
Regional Integration in a Globalising World: Integration Initiatives in the Caribbean
Globalisation, Fragmentation and Integration: A Caribbean Perspective
Required Readings
Anthony, K.A. “Caribbean Integration: The Future Relationship Between Barbados and the
OECS”, in Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, vol.23, no.1 (March 1998)
Arthur, O. “Prospects for Caribbean Political Unity”, in Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies,
vol.23, no.1 (March 1998)Hall, K. and Benn, D. The Caribbean Community, Beyond Survival.
Jamaica, Ian Randle
Carstens, A. 2006. Regional Integration in a Globalising World: Priorities for the
Caribbean. In International Monetary Fund (Speech given at the Biennieal International
Conference on Business,
Demas, W. Critical Issues in Caribbean Development: West Indian Development and the Widening of
the Caribbean Community
Demas, W. The Caribbean Community in the 1980s: Report by a Group of Caribbean Experts
Demas, W. Seize the Time Now. Towards OECS Political Union
Demas, W. Towards West Indian Survival (West Indian Commission Occasional Paper, no.1)
Duncan ,N. Caribbean Integration: The OECS Experience Revisited
Emmanuel, P. Approaches to Caribbean Political Integration
Hall, K. The Caribbean Community Beyond Survival Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies. (Vol.23.
No.1 (March 1998) Eastern Caribbean Integration: A Rekindling of the Little Eight?
Lewis. V. “Future Caribbean Commitment to Regionalism”, in Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies
vol.24, no. 1 (1999). P. 51-63
Lewis-Meeks, P. “The Failed OECS Political Union Initiative: Lessons For Regional Integration in the
Anglophone Caribbean”, in Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, vol.24., no. 4. (1999), p. 30-54
Renato R. 1996. World Trade Organisation. In Beyond Borders: Managing a World Free of
Trade and Deep Interdependence. Press Release 55, September 10, 1996.
Richard, B. 2000. Globalization and Small Developing Countries: The Imperative for
Repositioning In Globalization a Calculus of Inequality: Perspectives from the South, edited
by D. Benn Denis and K. Hall. Kingston Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers,
Sanders, R. 2005. The Caribbean 2005: Hope After Disasters. A Public Lecture at the London
Metropolitan University, November 23rd 2005.
Searwar L., 2000. Diplomacy for Survival. In The Caribbean Community Beyond Survival,
edited by K.O. Hall, Kingston Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers.
Segal, A. “The Politics of Caribbean Economic Integration”, Special Study No. 6, Institute of
Caribbean Studies (University of Puerto Rico)
Springer, H. “Reflections on the Failure of the West Indian Federation”, Cambridge/Harvard
University Center for International Affairs, No. 4, July 1962
West Indian Commission. Compulsions of Integration (Occasional Paper No. 6)
Dr. P.A. Broome
Course Coordinator January 2015