Book Chapter

Small states, colonial rule and democracy

Abstract

The Commonwealth Caribbean is often singled out by scholars as one of the most democratic regions in the developing world. The region is also notable for the number of small countries that it includes: whether measured by reference to population size or land mass, these are amongst the smallest countries in the world. Based on the statistical link that has been drawn by scholars between small size and democracy, it is tempting to conclude that the democratic character of the region is, therefore, largely a function of the small size of the majority of its countries.

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Authors

O'Brien, Derek

Oxford Brookes departments

School of Law and Social Sciences

Dates

Year of publication: 2017
Date of RADAR deposit: 2023-12-07

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Related resources

This RADAR resource is the Accepted Manuscript of Small States, Colonial Rule and Democracy
This RADAR resource is Part of Small States in a Legal World [ISBN: 9783319393650] / edited by Petra Butler, Caroline Morris (Springer, 2017).