Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Intro duction 1
4. I. Explaining Postcolonial Failure
5. 1. Why Has Jamaica Trailed Barbados on the Path to Sustained Growth? 21
6. 2. Why Is Democratic Jamaica So Violent? 120
7. 3. Were Female Workers Preferred in Jamaica’s Early Economic Development? 171
8. II. Three Cultural Puzzles
9. 4. Why Are Jamaicans the Fastest Runners in the World? 213
10. 5. Why Did Jamaicans Riot at a Cricket Match against England? 242
11. 6. Why Does Globalization Not Produce Cultural Homogenization? 254
12. III. The Failures of Policy and Politicians
13. 7. Why Do Policies to Help the Poor So Often Fail? 281
14. 8. Sad about Manley 314
15. Epilogue 321
16. Notes 339
17. Works Cited 347
18. Acknowledgments 389
19. Index 393