Jamaica: Strong State-Strong Society an Application of John Migdal's Model

• In Event: Political Attitudes in Latin America

Brief Overview

Migdal hypothesized that Developing countries have either a strong state-weak society or a weak state-strong society. We argue that post-independent Jamaica demonstrates an unresearched third categorization – a strong state-strong society.

Authors

• Nicole Warmington-Granston, Governors State University

• Damion Keith Blake, Elon University