"Studies of the global political economy have rarely engaged with development in the Caribbean, the thought of its indigenous intellectuals, or the non-sovereign territories of the region. Matthew Bishop compares the development of the independent English-speaking islands of St Lucia and St...

The post-war period and the Whitlam government -- The Fraser government -- The Hawke-Keating governments -- The Howard government -- The Rudd-Gillard governments -- The Abbott-Turnbull governments -- The national story and policy legitimacy -- Professionalisation and technical legitimacy --...

Colonial legacies and postcolonial conflicts in Guyana / Kate Quinn -- Democracy and political culture in Suriname / Hans Ramsoedh -- The dichotomy of universalism and particularism in French Guiana / Fred Réno and Bernard Phipps -- Politics and ethnicity in the Guianas / Steve Garner --...