Politics, Security and Development in Small States

First published in 1987, Politics, Security and Development in Small States analyses the crisis facing small states in the international political system at the time. Incorporating general theoretical statements, case-studies, academic reflection, and policy prescription, it ranges widely in terms of disciplinary perspectives and geographical coverage. As an authoritative and timely survey of an international political issue brought sharply into focus by the U.S. invasion of Grenada in late 1983, this book will interest students and researchers of social sciences and those involved in the practical problems of small states: politicians, officials, bankers, diplomats, and journalists.

Colin Clarke is Emeritus Professor at Oxford University and an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He has taught at the Universities of Toronto, and Liverpool where he was, until 1981, Reader in Geography and Latin American Studies. His research interests include urbanization in developing countries, especially the Caribbean and Latin America; race, ethnicity and class; peasantries; and the problems of small, recently decolonized states. His regions of specialization are Latin America and the Caribbean, and more recently Central Europe. He is a geographer whose research interests intersect with history, anthropology and sociology. Tony Payne is Emeritus Professor at the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield, UK. He joined the Department of Politics in 1985. He was Chairman of the Department between 1992 and 1995 and again between 1998 and 2001. He served as the Director of the Political Economy Research Centre (PERC) from 1996 to 1999 and Co-Director from 2002 to 2004. He became one of the founding Co-Directors of The Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) and retained that role until July 2017.

Introduction Part A: Surveys 1. Political Aspects 2. Social Features 3. Economic Issues 4. Security Dilemmas Part B: Case Studies 5. Grenada 6. Antigua and Barbuda 7. Fiji 8. Mauritius 9. The Gambia 10. Swaziland 11. Malta 12. Cyprus Part C: Perspectives 13. An Academic Perspective 14. A Policy Perspective Conclusion