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The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka Lieba Paati) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as Australia , New Zealand and the United Kingdom ), the JLP is actually a ...
Democracy and Social Transformation in Jamaica. ABSTRACT. From the viewpoint of political theory and practice, no dilemma during the Jamaican democratic socialist experiment of the 1970s was greater than the issues connected with the place of democracy and democratic. institutions within a process of radical socio-economic transformation.
In Government 2007 -2011. On September 3, 2007, the Jamaica Labour Party won the general elections and became the government of Jamaica. At that time, the Party Leader was Mr. Bruce Golding, its Chairman Dr Ken Baugh, and its General Secretary, Mr Karl Samuda. After more than 18 years in opposition, the energies, hopes and aspirations of our ...
Apr 29, 2015 · Analyzing the social democratic People's National Party of Jamaica during two periods when it accepted IMF-mandated neoliberal economic reform measures (1977–80 and 1989-present), an alternative ...
- Raquel Brown
Feb 1, 1987 · The victorious Jamaica Labour Party, led by Edward Seaga preaching a staunchly right-wing, free-market message, was able to prevail following a period of economic difficulty and social disruption. What went wrong? Was the demise of the PNP due to a basic flaw in the democratic socialist ideal? Was it due to bad luck or a conspiracy?
- Robert Henriques Girling
- 1987
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two remaining political parties in Jamaica. Its influence upon Jamaica is due primarily to the skillful leadership of William Alexander Clarke, otherwise known as Alexander Bustamante. Bustamante was born in Blenheim in the parish of Hanover, Jamaica, on February 24, 1884, and migrated to Cuba in ...
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It is indispensable to national development, but it must first reform itself, find new ways of organising the thousands of workers who need protection and build on the rich legacies of the past. The labour uprising of 1938 in Jamaica proved the trade unions to be an essential part of our national life.
