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The Transfer of Power in a Small Caribbean Country

其他書名	The Role of the State in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
出版	University of Sussex, 1987
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DIeEnQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋This study examines the role of the state in St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the process of change from a colonial to a post-colonial society. The study examines economic and political changes at the national level and focusses on the influence of natural disasters, migration and state intervention aimed to effect economic diversification. The case studies suggest three reasons why the post-colonial state in St. Vincent has remained in practice a form of 'local' government in the guise of a national government. First, they demonstrate that the government is predominantly a government of distribution, the main activity of which is directed to service provision. Secondly, they show that there was considerable evidence of ineffective government intervention at the national level in the economy. Such evidence is not a direct indication of 'local' government but detailed examples of government investments suggest distributive aims arising from a concern with welfare provision rather than investment intended to enhance production and capital accumulation. Thirdly, the condition of vocal' government is illustrated by the way in which national policies are conducted, in particular the requirement to respond to popular demands, a characteristic which is also a condition of 'local' government.