We Take Care of Our Own: The Origins of Oligarchic Politics in St. Maarten

We Take Care of Our Own: The Origins of Oligarchic Politics in St. Maarten

This paper investigates the origins, development, and consolidation of political oligarchy in the Caribbean island nation of St. Maarten. It investigates why oligarchies develop in small settings despite the democracy-stimulating tendencies of smallness posited by the academic literature. It offers...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessica Vance Roitman, Wouter Veenendaal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CEDLA 2016-10-01
Series:European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Subjects:
oligarchy, St. Maarten, St. Martin, Caribbean, politics, history, small island societies, non-sovereign territories, oligarquía, Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Caribe, política, historia, sociedades insulares pequeñas, territorios no soberanos
Online Access:http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.10119/

Internet

http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.10119/

Similar Items