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Whitehall in the Caribbean? The legacy of colonial administration for post-colonial democratic development
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Whitehall in the Caribbean? The legacy of colonial administration for post-colonial democratic development

M. Lodge, L. Stirton and K. Moloney
Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol.53(1), pp.8-28
2015
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Abstract

Colonial-era administrative institutions and doctrines are fundamental to any analysis of Westminster's legacy in the Caribbean. Applying the lens of 'Public Service Bargains' (PSBs) - the formal and informal understandings of reward, competence and loyalty of public servants - we first examine constitutional and administrative doctrines regarding the public service of Crown Colonies, before analysing how these worked themselves out in Jamaica. Our analysis reveals a number of perceived deficiencies in the PSB in the pre-independence period that cast a shadow on future relations in the post-independence period.

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