The decline and fall of Michael Manley: Jamaica 1972-1980
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Capital & Class
- Vol. 7 (1) , 143-182
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030981688301900107
Abstract
This article deals with the eight years' and eight months' rule of the Manley regime in Jamaica. It analyses the nature of the regime and focusses on its internal contradictions. Its main argument is that the collapse of the PNP government in 1980 is best explained not by external interference but by its internal contradictions. Like other social-democratic regimes, it aspired to achieve equality while maintaining private property. In Jamaica this was exacerbated by rhetorical promises far in excess of political action.Keywords
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