Envisioning Caribbean Futures Jamaican Perspectives
| Author/creator | Meeks, Brian Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Kingston : University of the West Indies Press |
| Description | 203 p. 09.010 x 06.340 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation Employing critical analysis of Caribbean intellectual thought and of the postcolonial political economy, Brian Meeks sets about proposing a manifesto for the future. What emerges is a programme for the medium term, which is pragmatic in its efforts to deal with the current crisis without engaging in the romanticism of an all-encompassing revolutionary transformation. Meeks suggests a form of participatory reorganization without, necessarily, dismantling the fundamentals of formal democratic organization. Particular emphasis is placed on rural agro-producers because their empowerment, politically and economically, resolves the problem of elite domination while creating the conditions for economic democracy. He argues, finally, that the proposals can become the basis for a more fundamental social and intellectual transformation from, following Sylvia Wynter, "man" to "human," based on democracy, community and solidarity. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9789766402006 |
| ISBN | 9766402000 (Perfect) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9789766402006 |
| Stock number | 00010454 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |