{"product_id":"beyond-westminster-in-the-caribbean-brian-meeks-9789766379568","title":"Beyond Westminster in the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe challenges faced by Commonwealth Caribbean democracies particularly in the past 20 years has forced a reckoning with how the Westminster model of government has served the needs of these small states. Crime, corruption and struggling economies operating in a globalised world have brought into sharp relief the threat to once-stable democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Westminster in the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e analyses Westminster governance in the post-independence Caribbean and reflects on the weaknesses of the model, the absence of a will to change despite the deficiencies and proposals for the way forward. Drawing on the contributions of distinguished scholars, prominent serving politicians and a sitting prime minister, the book offers a critical review of the state of Caribbean constitutions and a frank discussion of whether these small states can weather the threats that have presented themselves since the end of the Cold-War and the rise of neoliberalism. Can the Westminister model survive and thrive in the contemporary Caribbean, or is it time to move beyond Westminster?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Meeks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766379564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766379568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Randle Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.47d","brand":"Brian Meeks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986428592383,"sku":"9789766379568","price":21.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3c454d6-0517-474c-bb9d-b7081c3cb487.jpg?v=1683283291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-westminster-in-the-caribbean-brian-meeks-9789766379568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}