Labor and Nationalism in the British Caribbean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9760769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George T Daniel (Caribbean Section in the Division of Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories of the United Nations Trusteeship Department, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1957 |
| Volume | 310 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 162-171 |
| Publication date | 1957-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271625731000117 |
| OpenAlex | W1992023901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the British Caribbean territories, the labor movement and trade unionism have been vehicles for nationalist and home-rule sentiments. The first trade unions appeared after World War I, but their efforts to raise wages and living standards by legislation largely failed, owing to lack of adequate political representation. The depression of the thirties worsened the situation of the workers and led to widespread disturbances in 1937. As a result of recom mendations by a Royal Commission in 1939, universal suffrage was introduced and good labor laws enacted. Since then labor leaders have gained political offices, and the labor movement has become increasingly respectable and effec tive.—Ed
Commission · Democracy · First world war · Legislation · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Suffrage · Universal suffrage · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |