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In this analysis of contemporary economic and sociopolitical reality in the smaller states of the Commonwealth Caribbean— the so-called Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) comprising Antigua, St. Kitts-Nevis and Montserrat (the Leeward Islands) and Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent (the Windward Islands)—developments within the larger CARICOM countries—namely Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Barbados—will be discussed. All too often social science analysis of the Commonwealth Caribbean assumes a great deal of homogeneity among all CARICOM countries, therefore concluding that what might be a correct analysis of Jamaica, for example, is equally applicable to any of the smaller territories. This article shows that this assumption is often erroneous and can produce several pitfalls in perspective, diagnosis, and prognosis.During the 1970s there have been several concrete developments in the Commonwealth Caribbean presenting the intellectual community with unprecedented tasks of interpretation. Broadly, the decade began with the massive "black power" upheavals in Trinidad and Tobago and culminated with the revolutionary overthrow of the neocolonial Gairy regime next door in Grenada.

Assessed are problems of research & data collection in the areas of Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, & St. Vincent, all of which participate in the University of the West Indies (UWI) but do not have campuses located within their boundaries. The history of colonial research, academic research, & postindependence research is reviewed. Many governments in these new states are disinclined to support research that might produce data embarassing to them, & it is costly & inconvenient for researchers at UWI campuses to conduct research in them. W. H. Stoddard.

"Proceedings of a conference appraising role and status of the ombudsman in the English-speaking Caribbean. Noted scholars and jurists examine constitutional and political dynamics of the ombudsman in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, and Saint Lucia. Offers a comparative perspective on those dynamics by providing assessments on Britain, Canada, and Scandinavia. Also explores conceptual aspects of the issue. Includes a short but useful bibliography on the ombudsman in the Caribbean"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57