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Democracy and human rights in the Caribbean

Author: Ivelaw L Griffith; Betty Nelly Sedoc-Dahlberg
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Caribbean, like regions elsewhere, is caught in what has been called democracy's global "Third Wave." In this volume, contributors examine the nature of democratization in the region together with its accessory, human rights. The emphasis is to extend the analysis and debates beyond political democracy and civil and political rights to economic democracy and economic and social rights.
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Democracy and human rights in the Caribbean.
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997
(OCoLC)606489304
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ivelaw L Griffith; Betty Nelly Sedoc-Dahlberg
ISBN: 0813321344 9780813321349 0813321352 9780813321356
OCLC Number: 36878685
Description: vii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction: democracy and human rights in the Caribbean / Ivelaw L. Griffith, Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg --
International law and human rights: a Caribbean context / Anselm A. Francis --
The OAS and human rights in the Caribbean / David J. Padilla, Elizabeth A. Houppert --
NGOs and IGOs as promoters of liberal democracy in the Caribbean: cases from Nicaragua and Guyana / W. Marvin Will --
Drugs and democratic governance in the Caribbean / Ivelaw L. Griffith, Trevor Munroe --
Democracy and human rights: the case of Cuba / Damian J. Fernandez --
Democracy and human rights in the Dominican Republic / Larman C. Wilson --
Human rights in the Eastern Caribbean / Francis Alexis. Democracy and human rights in Guyana / Ivelaw L. Griffith --
Democracy and human rights in Haiti / Robert E. Maguire --
Globalization, structural adjustment, and democracy in Jamaica / Dorith Grant-Wisdom --
Democracy and human rights in Suriname / Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg --
Human rights and state security in Trinidad and Tobago / Clifford E. Griffin --
Conclusion: democracy and human rights at the century's end / Ivelaw L. Griffith, Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg.
Responsibility: edited by Ivelaw L. Griffith and Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg.
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The Caribbean, like regions elsewhere, is caught in what has been called democracy's global "Third Wave." In this volume, contributors examine the nature of democratization in the region together with its accessory, human rights. The emphasis is to extend the analysis and debates beyond political democracy and civil and political rights to economic democracy and economic and social rights.

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